SIXTIETH

sixtieth, th

(adjective) the ordinal number of sixty in counting order

sixtieth, one-sixtieth

(noun) one part in sixty equal parts

sixtieth

(noun) position 60 in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

sixtieth (not comparable)

The ordinal form of the number sixty.

Abbreviations

• 60th, 60th

Noun

sixtieth (countable and uncountable, plural sixtieths)

The person or thing in the sixtieth position.

One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

Source: Wiktionary


Six"ti*eth, a. Etym: [As. sixtiogoedha, sixtigoedha.]

1. Next in order after the fifty-ninth.

2. Constituting or being one one of sixty equal parts into which anything is divided.

Six"ti*eth, n.

1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty equal parts forming a whole.

2. The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after the fiftieth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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