60s

noun

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Definitions

Noun

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
The large subunit of the eukaryotic 80S ribosomes. uncountable
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."

Synonyms

1960s 1960s sixties

Example

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

Etymology

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

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