"eleventy" meaning in English

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IPA: /ɪˈlɛvənti/ Audio: en-gb-eleventy.ogg
Etymology: From eleven + -ty, from Old English hundendleftiġ (also spelled hund-endleofantiġ, hund-endlyftiġ, and hund-ælleftiġ). See twelfty for more. Popularized in the 20th century by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eleven|ty}} eleven + -ty, {{inh|en|ang|hundendleftiġ}} Old English hundendleftiġ Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} eleventy
  1. (informal) The number 110, 11 × 10. Tags: informal Categories (topical): English cardinal numbers, Eleven Translations (one hundred and ten): сто и десет (sto i deset) (Bulgarian), 一百一十 (Chinese Mandarin), satakymmenen (Finnish), onzante [feminine, masculine, rare] (French), sto dziesięć (Polish), сто десять (sto desjatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-eleventy-en-num-YBE1rq1k Disambiguation of English cardinal numbers: 65 35 Disambiguation of Eleven: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ty, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ty: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'one hundred and ten': 100 0
  2. (colloquial) An indefinite large number. Tags: colloquial Translations (indefinite large number): milanta (Catalan), femtioelva (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-eleventy-en-num-T32SdhB3 Disambiguation of 'indefinite large number': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eleventeen, teenty, twelfty
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          "ref": "1980, Janet Caudle, State and Interstate Fishery Jurisdiction: Problems and Progress : Proceedings of a Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1979 : October 29-31, 1979, page 149:",
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