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sixty
noun
- 1a. The cardinal number 60;
1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than fifty-nine, or the product of ten and six.
2. Any symbol for this, eg 60 or LX. Also in compounds, forming adjectives and nouns, with cardinal numbers between one and nine.
- Example: sixty-four
4. Something, especially a garment, or a person, whose size is denoted by the number 60.
5. A set or group of sixty people or things.
6. A score of sixty points.
- 1. Totalling sixty. Also in compounds, forming adjectives and nouns, with ordinal numbers between first and ninth.
- Example: sixty-fourth
