Definition of sixty
sixties
1 : a number that is equal to six times 10 — see number table
2 sixties plural : the numbers 60 to 69; specifically : the years 60 to 69 in a lifetime or century
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adjectivesixty
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Examples of sixty in a Sentence
He retired when he was in his sixties.
Recent Examples of sixty from the Web
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Nearly everything is served with generous sides of a seemingly-endless supply of Maggi ketchup, washed-ashore from an Indian tanker in the late sixties.
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With its famously bright facade inspired by desert wildflowers and sixties pop art, The Saguaro is certainly the world's most colorful desert hotel.
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Back in the sixties, some Southern women had an easy solution to all the confusion surrounding bereavement attire.
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At its peak, in the sixties, the Masonic temple is said to have had eighteen thousand members; its vast auditorium could seat two thousand.
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The turmoil in those sixties was also part of his make-up.
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Origin and Etymology of sixty
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
SIXTY Defined for English Language Learners
sixty
playDefinition of sixty for English Language Learners
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: the number 60
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sixties : the numbers ranging from 60 to 69
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: a set of years ending in digits ranging from 60 to 69
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