Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eleven o'clock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: eleven o'-clock
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

Uncountable

noun

The start of the twenty-fourth hour of the day; 11:00 p.m. (23:00).

Uncountable

noun

A position ahead and slightly to the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 11 mark on a clock face)

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Moss-rose purslane, a flowering plant of species Portulaca grandiflora

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Breakfast service ends at eleven o'clock (= "Breakfast service ends at 11:00 a.m.")."
"Supper service ends at eleven o'clock (= "Supper service ends at 11:00 p.m.")."
"We've got a bogey at eleven o'clock."

Usage

Questions

What does eleven o'clock mean?: The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

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