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n. - (formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school.

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  • There's so much rub­bish talked about the eleven-plus.
  • I had not passed my eleven-plus, let alone gone to university.
  • These children were then kept in after school to be groomed and coached for the eleven-plus exam.
  • Mr. Law resents this greatly, as I'm one of only four boys to pass the eleven-plus examination in the whole class.
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