English Explanatory Dictionary

11th commandment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A well-known convention (often the most well-known of a certain field) which supposedly can not or should not be broken.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of 11th commandment.

Pronunciation

en-au-11th commandment.ogg

Word forms

11th commandment 11th commandments eleventh commandment

Etymology

In reference to the biblical Ten Commandments, carrying the implication that the convention is of very high importance (similar to the Ten Commandments).

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