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twenty-eleven

twenty-eleven adjective: very many; several dozen; quite a lot.

Adjective

twenty-eleven (not comparable)

  1. (US, dialectal, informal) Very many; several dozen; quite a lot.
    • I ask dem for some sup; dey give me littel bit of bread and sheese—I say I was hope I shall be put to bed agreeable—dey put me in a garret! and all de night twenty-eleven rats shall run 'bout, as if to play at a blindman's bluff.1831, Anonymous, "A Collection on Drawings", American Comic Annual, p. 182

Synonyms of twenty-eleven

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Forms of twenty-eleven

alternative formtwenty-leven
alternative formtwenty-'leven

Origin of twenty-eleven

From humorous use of eleven to continue counting the twenties.

Questions about twenty-eleven

What does twenty-eleven mean?
Twenty-eleven means very many; several dozen; quite a lot.
What part of speech is twenty-eleven?
Twenty-eleven is an adjective.

Words near twenty-eleven in the dictionary

  1. twenty winks
  2. twenty-'leven
  3. twenty-eight
  4. twenty-eighth
  5. twenty-eighths
  6. twenty-eleven
  7. twenty-fifth
  8. twenty-fifths
  9. twenty-first
  10. twenty-firster
  11. twenty-firsters

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