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60s

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The decade of the 1960s. plural, plural-only

    "I suppose you could blame it on my generation, chickens from the 60s finally coming into roost."

  2. 2
    The large subunit of the eukaryotic 80S ribosomes. uncountable
  3. 3
    A range of the numbers sixty (60) to sixty-nine (69). plural, plural-only

    "Many of his friends are joining a burgeoning international community of elderweds, or those who marry in their 60s, 70s or even 80s."

Etymology

Referring to its sedimentation coefficient measured in svedbergs (S).

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