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Definition of Eleven-plus
1. Noun. (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school.
Generic synonyms: Examination, Testing
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Eleven-plus
1. Noun. (alternative form of eleven plus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eleven-plus
Literary usage of Eleven-plus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Mental Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Plan: Being an Advanced Intellectual by Benjamin Greenleaf (1862)
"Eight times eleven, plus twelve, less thirty, are how many ? 29. Ten times eight,
plus eighteen, plus twelve, less twenty, less six, are how many ? ..."
2. Bookkeeping and Accounting by Joseph Jerome Klein (1917)
"... instead of saying " eleven from twenty-five is fourteen," the seller says "
eleven plus four (pennies) fifteen, plus ten (a dime), twenty-five. ..."
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