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eleven

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elev.en \i-'lev-*n\ n [ME enleven, fr. enleven, adj., fr. OE endleofan; 
   akin to OHG] einlif eleven; both fr. a prehistoric Gmc compound whose first 
   element is akin to OE a-n one, and whose second element is prob. akin to OE 
   le-on to lend 2: the eleventh in a set or series  3: something having 11 
   units or members; esp : a football team  - eleven ajor ;pn