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单词 hendecad
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Definition of hendecad in English:

hendecad

(also endekad, endecad, hendecade)
noun ˌhɛnˈdɛkad
  • A group, set, or series of eleven things; specifically (especially in Old English) a period of eleven years. Formerly also occasionally: †the number eleven (obsolete).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin hendecad-, hendecas and its etymon ancient Greek ἑνδεκάδ-, ἑνδεκάς the number eleven from ἕνδεκα eleven + -άς.

Definition of hendecad in US English:

hendecad

(also endekad, endecad, hendecade)
nounˌhɛnˈdɛkad
  • A group, set, or series of eleven things; specifically (especially in Old English) a period of eleven years. Formerly also occasionally: †the number eleven (obsolete).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin hendecad-, hendecas and its etymon ancient Greek ἑνδεκάδ-, ἑνδεκάς the number eleven from ἕνδεκα eleven + -άς.

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