Definitions for sixty
ˈsɪks tisix·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sixty, 60, LXadjective

   the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six

2. sixty, 60, lx, threescoreadjective

   being ten more than fifty

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sixtynumeral

   The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sixtyadjective

   Six times ten.

   Etymology: sixtig , Saxon.

   When the boats were come within sixty yards of the pillar, they found themselves all bound, and could go no farther. Francis Bacon.

   Of which 7 times 9, or the year 63, is conceived to carry with it the most considerable fatality. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

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1. sixty

   60 (sixty) (Listen ) is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61. Being three times 20, it is called threescore in older literature (kopa in Slavic, Schock in Germanic).

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1. sixty

   Sixty is a numerical value, an integer that is equivalent to two times thirty, three times twenty, and six times ten. It is often recognized as a significant numerical figure in various systems including the sexagesimal (base 60) and duodecimal systems. It is also notable as the number of minutes in an hour, and seconds in a minute, in the concept of time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sixtyadjective

   six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore

2. Sixtynoun

   the sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects

3. Sixtynoun

   a symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX

4. Etymology: [AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth. sahs tigjus. See Six, Ten, and cf. Sixteen.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sixty

   siks′ti, adj. and n. six times ten.—adj. and n. Six′tieth, the sixth tenth: the ordinal of sixty. [A.S. sixtig.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sixty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #329

Anagrams for sixty »

1. xysti

How to pronounce sixty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sixty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sixty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sixty in a Sentence

1. Andrew Yang:

   Sixty-two percent of Americans now want a third party, a record high, because they can see that our leaders aren't getting it done.

2. Joseph Borelli:

   I wanted to wear a tiny pin to express solidarity, but the parade officials physically blocked me and stood in my way. They said I can't march with the rainbow, sixty-year-old men acting childish -- want to be tough guys who can't get past my pin. It's a shame. These are people making out the rules for no reason.

3. Morris Mandel:

   The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.

4. Aliko Dangote:

   We have been badly affected like any other company, when you are talking about 20 billion dollars worth of projects, what is 161 million? One-hundred-and-sixty-one million dollars is my six weeks' need.

5. Donald Stratton:

   We got hit with the big bomb and that exploded like a million pounds of ammunition. The fireball went about sixty, seventy feet in the air, the explosion could have taken us away, but it didn't and thank God we made it across.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sixty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sixty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sixty
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixty
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixty
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sixty