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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
    3. The age of sixty.
    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.
adj
    1. Totalling sixty. Also in compounds, forming adjectives and nouns, with ordinal numbers between first and ninth.
      Example: sixty-fourth
    2. Aged sixty. See also sixties, sixtieth.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon; see six + -ty.



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