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Sixty

SIKST-ee/ˈsɪksti/

The number 60 is sixty. My grandmother is sixty / sixty miles. Sixteen is 16. In the sixties names that decade.

Meaning

The number 60.

Examples

  • “My grandmother is sixty.”
  • “There are sixty seconds in a minute.”
  • “The speed limit is sixty.”

Good to know

60. Contrast: sixteen (16). In the sixties.

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