Sexagenary

//ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration. archaic
  2. 2
    Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to the number sixty; Containing sixty years. not-comparable

    "The sexagenary cycle is formed by combining the twelve earthly branches representing the years of Jupiter's orbital cycle and the ten heavenly stems of the Shang-era week, stopping halfway through to reflect the pairing of yin and yang terms."

  2. 2
    Of or related to the number sixty; Synonym of sexagenarian: lasting or aged sixty years; sixty-year-old. archaic, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or related to the number sixty; Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60. archaic, not-comparable

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"The sexagenary cycle is formed by combining the twelve earthly branches representing the years of Jupiter's orbital cycle and the ten heavenly stems of the Shang-era week, stopping halfway through to reflect the pairing of yin and yang terms."

Etymology

From Latin sexāgēnārius (“sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old”) either directly or via French sexagénaire, from Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”), from sexaginta (“six tens, sixty”). Cognate with sexagenarian.

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