From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishelevene‧lev‧en /ɪˈlevən/ ●●● S3 W2 number, noun 1 HMNthe number 11 She was sent to jail for eleven months. I never go to bed before eleven (=11 o'clock). James had worked every summer since he was eleven (=11 years old).2 DS[countable] a team of 11 players in football or cricket He plays regularly in the first eleven (=the best team of 11 players).Origin eleven Old English endleofan
