1960s

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The decade beginning in 1960 and ending in 1969. plural, plural-only

    "Sixty other former ASNA raiders, captured by the Communists while conducting commando activities on the mainland in the early 1960s, were released on the same day from Amoy to Tatan, an offshore island just off the mainland."

  2. 2
    the decade from 1960 to 1969 wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Designating popular culture and major events that occurred in this decade, or anything manufactured in this decade.

    "My father was a classic 1960s hippie who used to smoke marijuana."

Synonyms

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sixties'60s60s60ssixties

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"Sixty other former ASNA raiders, captured by the Communists while conducting commando activities on the mainland in the early 1960s, were released on the same day from Amoy to Tatan, an offshore island just off the mainland."

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