What does sixty mean?
Definitions for sixty
ˈsɪks tisix·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
sixty, 60, LXadjective
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
sixty, 60, lx, threescoreadjective
being ten more than fifty
Wiktionary
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 Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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).
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Sixtyadjective
six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore
Sixtynoun
the sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects
Sixtynoun
a symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX
Etymology: [AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth. sahs tigjus. See Six, Ten, and cf. Sixteen.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sixty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #329
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Anagrams for sixty »
xysti
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sixty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sixty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of sixty in a Sentence
My sadness was deepened when I was informed that the allegations had been determined credible and substantiated, i realize this painful development will shock my many friends, family members, and people I have been honored to serve in my sixty years as a priest.
Francesco Caracciolo, on alcohol:
In England there are sixty different religions and only one sauce.
Sixty years ago we met. Sixty years of memories. We honor him today because though we beat and jail marchers when they make demands, we honor martyrs when they can no longer speak, we must honor John LewisLewis ' by completing the work for which John LewisLewis ' gave John LewisLewis ' life. We must pass the John LewisLewis ' Voting Rights Bill without delay.
The Future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.
A lot of people are not aware of how much zoos have evolved over the last forty to fifty, sixty — one hundred years, modern zoos in the 21st century not only take care of animals and exhibit them to the public — we work to save species.
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- sestigAfrikaans
- سِتُّونَ, سِتِّينَArabic
- altmışAzerbaijani
- алтмышBashkir
- шэ́сцьдзесятBelarusian
- шестдесетBulgarian
- ষাটBengali
- tri-ugentBreton
- seixantaCatalan, Valencian
- кхузткъаChechen
- šedesátCzech
- шєсть дєсѧтъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- chwe' deg, trigainWelsh
- tresDanish
- sechzigGerman
- εξήνταGreek
- sesdekEsperanto
- sesentaSpanish
- kuuskümmendEstonian
- hirurogeiBasque
- شصتPersian
- kuusikymmentäFinnish
- ono saga vuluFijian
- soixanteFrench
- sechstichWestern Frisian
- seascaIrish
- fichead, seasgad, trìScottish Gaelic
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- tree feedManx
- sittinHausa
- שישיםHebrew
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- վաթսունArmenian
- sexantaInterlingua
- enam puluhIndonesian
- sisadekIdo
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- sessantaItalian
- 六十Japanese
- სამოთსიGeorgian
- алпысKazakh
- ហុកសិបKhmer
- 六十, 예순, 육십Korean
- شهستKurdish
- алтымышKyrgyz
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- ຫົກສິບLao
- šešiasdešimtLithuanian
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- ono tekauMāori
- шеесетMacedonian
- жарMongolian
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- ningodwaasimidanaOjibwe, Ojibwa
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- sissànta, sesanta, sesaunta, sessanta, sissontaRomansh
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- шездесет, šezdesetSerbo-Croatian
- හැටSinhala, Sinhalese
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- onogafuluSamoan
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- ساٹھUrdu
- oltmishUzbek
- sáu mươiVietnamese
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- זעכציקYiddish
- 六十Chinese
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