sixty-six

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 65 in number

sixty-six years

see Table of Numbers

sixty-six

2 of 3

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

sixty-six

3 of 3

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

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