eleventh

Just before twelfth

Eleventh is the ordinal form of eleven, indicating position number eleven in a sequence.

As a noun, an eleventh is one of eleven equal parts.

The phrase at the eleventh hour means at the last possible moment before a deadline, referencing the parable of workers hired late in the day who still received full wages.

ordinal

ninth

Ordinal of nine

fifth · fourth · third · second · first · thirteenth · fourteenth · fifteenth · sixteenth · seventeenth

hour

last-minute

Just before deadline

urgent · desperate · clutch · nick-of-time · buzzer-beater · just-in-time · precipice · brink · do-or-die · nail-biting

fraction

fractional

Describing incomplete portions

division · ratio · segment · slice

sports

substitute

Replacement for another

lineup · football · soccer · cricket · penalty · overtime · extra-innings · shootout · tiebreaker · playoffs

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ordinal position

eleventhfirst

Position number one

last · twelfth · tenth · second · final

number type

eleventheleven

Ten plus one

cardinal

Phrases
Family

eleven, eleventh hour, elevenths, eleventh grade

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G