sixty
noun
six·ty
| \ ˈsiks-tē
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plural sixties
Definition of sixty
1
: a number that is equal to six times 10 — see Table of Numbers
2
sixties plural
: the numbers 60 to 69
specifically
: the years 60 to 69 in a lifetime or century
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Other Words from sixty
sixtieth
\ ˈsiks-tē-əth
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adjective or noun
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adjective or noun
sixty
adjective
sixty
pronoun, plural in construction
sixtyish
\ ˈsiks-tē-ish
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of sixty in a Sentence
He retired when he was in his sixties.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bob and Liz, in their sixties, and their eldest son, Marty, and his wife Sarah and their children were one more family in crisis, among the country's 2 million farms. — Washington Post, "One more year on the farm," 3 Aug. 2019 Pierce told the newspaper the kayakers were German tourists – a married couple and a man, all in their sixties. — CBS News, "3 kayakers found dead on Alaskan glacial lake," 31 July 2019 The film, which takes place in a swingin' sixties Hollywood, is expected to bring in roughly $30 million domestically by Sunday, according to Sony. — Frank Pallotta, CNN, "The test for 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood': Can original movies still sell tickets?," 26 July 2019 Take the case of Phyllis and Mark, a married couple in their mid sixties. — Emily Esfahani Smith, National Review, "How to Protect Relationships in the Trump Era," 25 July 2019 Griner barely prevented the Dream from claiming their first lead of the game, scoring twice in the last sixty seconds to send the Mercury into the second half with a four-point advantage, 29-25. — Julia Stumbaugh, azcentral, "Brittney Griner finds redemption in game-winning free throws as Mercury beat Dream," 8 July 2019 This classic collection of journalism defined the state of America during the upheaval of the sixties revolution. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Picking a “destination novel” is the secret to great summer reading," 4 July 2019 Not just throughout his fifties and sixties, but beyond. — Graham Averill, Outside Online, "Eric Jackson Doesn't Believe in Getting Old," 29 June 2019 Lotto was, at this point, in his early sixties and working in Treviso, a city between Venice and the Alps in which, almost four decades earlier, he had been remarked on as pictor celeberrimus—a very distinguished painter. — Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, "The Painter of Souls," 17 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sixty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sixty
sixty
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sixty
: the number 60
: the numbers ranging from 60 to 69
: a set of years ending in digits ranging from 60 to 69
See the full definition for sixty in the English Language Learners Dictionary
sixty
adjective
six·ty
| \ ˈsik-stē
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Kids Definition of sixty
(Entry 1 of 2)
: being six times ten
sixty
nounKids Definition of sixty (Entry 2 of 2)
: six times ten : 60
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