SIXTIETH


Meaning of SIXTIETH in English

I. ˈsikstēə̇th, -tiə̇ adjective

Etymology: Middle English sixtithe, from Old English sixtigotha (akin to Old Norse sextugandi ), from sixtig sixty + -otha, -tha -th

1. : being number 60 in a countable series

the sixtieth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 60 equal parts into which something is divisible

a sixtieth share of the money

II. noun

( -s )

1. : number 60 in a countable series

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 60 : one of 60 equal parts of something

one sixtieth of the total

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.