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sixty

six·ty [ síkstee ]


noun  (plural six·ties)
Definition:
 
1. 60: the number 60

2. group of 60: a group of sixty objects or people



plural noun six·ties 
Definition:
 
1. numbers 60 to 69: the numbers 60 to 69, particularly as a range of Fahrenheit temperatures
in the low sixties

2. years from 60 to 69: the years from 60 to 69 in a century

3. period from age 60 to 69: the period of somebody's life from the age of 60 to 69

[ Old English sixtig<six + -tig "ten"]

six·ty adjective, pron
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