elevenses

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elevenses

/ɪˈlɛv(ə)nzɪz/ UK
/əˈlɛvənzəz/ US

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From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).

noun elevenses

UK, informal, uncountable, usually A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack. The harvestmen who board in the farm-houses fare sumptuously during the month of harvest.— […] at eleven o'clock in the morning, and four in the afternoon, they have each a large light plum-bun, with a pint of ale a piece, carried into the field, to encourage them to work cheerfully. These extra ref
Similar: elevensies

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noun short mid-morning break

Español	las once, once
日本語	イレブンシス
中文	上午茶 shàngwǔchá
Ελληνικά	διάλειμμα diáleimma, δεκατιανό dekatianó
Русский	второй завтрак vtoroj zavtrak
עברית	ארוחת עשר

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@misc{elevenses_2026,
  title = {elevenses},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elevenses},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}