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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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