"eleventeen" meaning in English

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Numeral

Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: eleven + -teen Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eleven|teen}} eleven + -teen Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} eleventeen
  1. (nonce word) Twenty-one (21). Tags: nonce-word
    Sense id: en-eleventeen-en-num-PgQhSzjL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -teen Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -teen: 82 18 0
  2. (colloquial) A relatively large number, not precisely specified. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-eleventeen-en-num-G9F8jQLl
  3. (colloquial) A nonsense number. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-eleventeen-en-num-GZwdVduW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: umpteen [indefinite, numeral] Related terms: eleventy

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