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Definition of sixty - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
numberbeing ten more than fifty
- She just celebrated her sixty birthday.th
Noun
1.
cardinal numberthe number that is ten times six
- Sixty is a round number.
2.
age rangedecade from age 60 to 69
- In her sixties, she started hiking every weekend..
3.
timethe decade from 1960 to 1969
- In the sixty, protest music and civil rights marches filled the streets.
Expressions with sixty
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seeming far below expected years in manner or looks
With her bright sneakers and jokes, she seemed sixty going on sixteen.
the number following one hundred fifty-nine
One hundred sixty is an even number.
having a total of eight times eight units
The puzzle consists of sixty-four pieces..
the number following sixty-eight and before seventy
She turned sixty-nine last week.
equal to six more than sixty
The sixty-six students attended the lecture.
equal to three more than sixty
The sixty-three students attended the lecture.
being two more than sixty in number
She celebrated her sixty-two birthday last week..
reach the age of 60
Next year, I will be sixty.
person or thing in position number sixty-nine
She finished as the sixty-ninth in the marathon.
person or thing that is sixty years old
The sixty-year-old ran a marathon last year.
equal to five more than sixty
The sixty-five students filled the auditorium.
being one more than sixty in number
She celebrated her sixty-one years with a big party..
being seven more than sixty
She just celebrated her sixty-seven birthday..
being eight more than sixty
The sixty-eight students attended the lecture.
ordinal number for position 65 in a sequence
She finished in the sixty-fifth place in the race.
one of sixty-four equal parts of a whole
Each sixty-fourth of the pie was equally small..
approximately sixty in number or amount
There were sixty-odd people at the event.
book printed in a format where each sheet forms sixty-four pages
She collected rare sixty-fourmo editions.
Origin of sixty
Old English, sixtig (group of six tens)
Terms with sixty included in their meaning
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time measurement
unit of time equal to sixty seconds
ordinal number
being number sixty-one in a sequence
ordinal position
following the sixty-second in a sequence
abr: hours
units of time equal to sixty minutes
abr: minute
unit of time equal to sixty seconds
older person
person usually over sixty-five or eligible for retirement benefits
order
person or thing occupying position number sixty
acr: minute
unit of time equal to sixty seconds
fraction
one of sixty equal parts of a whole
approximate number
about sixty, possibly a few more
music note
musical note worth one sixty-fourth of a whole note
abr: minutes
units of time equal to sixty seconds each
currency
former Indian coin worth one sixty-fourth of a rupee
number based
relating to the number sixty
astrology
relating to an angle of sixty degrees between two celestial bodies
quantity
group of sixty items or units
number
the number following sixty-eight and before seventy
numerical
equal to nine more than sixty
number
equal to six more than sixty
number
equal to three more than sixty
numbers
being two more than sixty in number
race position
person or thing in position number sixty-nine
fraction part
one of sixty-nine equal parts of something
age
person or thing that is sixty years old
Examples of sixty in a sentence
He ran sixty miles this month. Sixty was the final score of the game. He turned sixty last year with a big celebration. He plans to retire in his sixties. Many people travel more in their sixties. Fashion in the sixties was revolutionary.
Music from the sixties still influences artists today.
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- French:soixante, soixantaine, ...
- German:sechzig, Sechzig, ...
- Italian:sessanta, i sessanta, ...
- Spanish:sesenta, los sesenta, ...
- Portuguese:sessenta, os sessenta, ...
- Chinese:六十岁的, 六十, ...
- Japanese:六十, 60, ...
- Arabic:سِتُّون, السِّتِّينِيَّات, ...
- Hebrew:שִׁשִּׁים, שִׁישִּׁים, ...
- Russian:шестьдесят, шестидесятые, ...
- Ukrainian:шістдесят, шістдесяті, ...
- Hindi:साठ, साठ के दशक, ...
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