Sexagenary
/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration. archaic
- 2 Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old. archaic
Adjective
- 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 Of or related to the number sixty; Synonym of sexagenarian: lasting or aged sixty years; sixty-year-old. archaic, not-comparable
- 3 Of or related to the number sixty; Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60. archaic, not-comparable
Example
More examples"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.