SIXTY


Meaning of SIXTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsiks-tē ]

noun

( plural sixties )

Etymology: Middle English, from sixty, adjective, from Old English siextig, noun, group of sixty, from siex six + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

Date: 14th century

1. — see number table

2. plural : the numbers 60 to 69 ; specifically : the years 60 to 69 in a lifetime or century

• six·ti·eth ˈsiks-tē-əth adjective or noun

• sixty adjective

• sixty pronoun, plural in construction

• six·ty·ish ˈsiks-tē-ish adjective

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