sixtieth

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English

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    Cardinal: sixty
    Ordinal: sixtieth
    Abbreviated ordinal: 60th
    Adverbial: sixty times
    Multiplier: sixtyfold
    Germanic collective: shock

Etymology

From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty +‎ -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪksti.əθ/
  • Hyphenation: six‧ti‧eth
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Adjective

sixtieth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number sixty.

Abbreviations

  • 60th, 60th

Translations

Noun

sixtieth (countable and uncountable, plural sixtieths)

  1. The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
  2. One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

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