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sixty
SIHKS-tee
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1
The number after fifty-nine and before sixty-one; 60.
"The speed limit here is sixty miles per hour."
How to Use Sixty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe number 60.
Word Forms
sixties plural
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Etymology
From Old English sixtig, from "six" plus the suffix "-ty."