SEXAGENARY


Meaning of SEXAGENARY in English

I. (ˈ)sek|sajənerē, -ri adjective

Etymology: Latin sexagenarius containing or consisting of sixty, from sexageni sixty each (from sexaginta sixty, irregular — influence of quadraginta forty — from sex six + -ginta — akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty) + -arius -ary — more at quadragesimal , six , vicenary

1. : of, relating to, or based on the number 60

2. : sexagenarian

II. noun

( -es )

1. : sexagesimal

2. : sexagenarian

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