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eleventeen
Eleventeen (num) means the number twenty-one.
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1
The number twenty-one.
2
A number that is fairly large but not stated exactly.
"Trust me, I've checked every angle and analyzed a zillion options eleventeen different ways."
— Rick D. Ellison, Gamble to Win: Craps (2001)
"I can make the locals laugh at my attempts in a few other languages, such as Swedish, but I'm certainly not like the average European who seems to speak "eleventeen" languages"
— Brooks Peterson, Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures (2004)
3
A made-up number used as a joke, with no real value.
"Hobbes: Ooh, that's a tricky one. You have to use calculus and imaginary numbers for this. Calvin: Imaginary numbers?! Hobbes: You know, eleventeen, thirty-twelve, all those."
— Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes (1988)
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What is the meaning of eleventeen?
"eleventeen" (num) means the number twenty-one.
What are the different meanings of eleventeen?
"eleventeen" has 3 main meanings: 1. The number twenty-one; 2. A number that is fairly large but not stated exactly; 3. A made-up number used as a joke, with no real value.
