Sixty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪksti/ · Part of speech numeral
Quick meaning: Sixty is a numeral meaning The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
More Meanings
- (broadcasting) A commercial lasting 60 seconds.
Example Sentences
[…]the remaining three hundred and sixty words were then vetted with a battery of references. Six potential Mountweazels emerged.
The first sixty argam form the basis for my own sexagesimal use, in the accounting of my business and in the dimensioning of buildings.
[…] instead of thirties [thirty-second commercials], they buy sixties, which cost twice as much. They spend more on filming it than they need to; they buy a lot of ads that are garbage and don't really say anything, just to fill up the space.
Word Forms
- sixties
Synonyms for sixty
Depending on context, synonyms include threescore, cardinal, lx.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cardinal, lx, threescore, cetin, fifteen, seventy.
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