SIXTY-SIX


Meaning of SIXTY-SIX in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: being one more than 65 in number

sixty-six years

— see number table

II. pronoun, plural in construction

: 66 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

sixty-six are here

sixty-six were found

III. noun

1. : six and 60 : three times 22 : six times 11

2.

a. : 66 units or objects

a total of sixty-six

b. : a group or set of 66

3. : the numeral quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 66

4. : the 66th in a set or series

5. : a two-hand card game played with a 24-card pack in which the object is to score 66 of a possible 130 points

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