Sixties
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of sixty form-of, plural
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.) alt-of, plural, plural-only
"I remember living through the sixties."
- 3 The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s) plural, plural-only
"Occasionally this was a direct result of network attitudes — as in the fifties with integration, the sixties with Vietnam, or the seventies with Watergate."
- 4 the time of life between 60 and 70 wordnet
- 5 The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69. plural, plural-only
"She retired at some point in her sixties, I don't recall exactly when."
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- 6 A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s. US, plural, plural-only
"The 1960s and the first half of the 1970s—an era known as "the sixties" to most observers—has perhaps generated more mythology than any other period in American history."
- 7 the decade from 1960 to 1969 wordnet
- 8 The range between 60 and 69 Fahrenheit. plural, plural-only
"Highs in the mid sixties."
- 1 From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s). not-comparable
"She coughed as she exhaled. Sixties weed had been nowhere near this strong."
Example
More examples"By then Tony was in his middle sixties and still able to work hard, but he had a brand-new truck now, a new mower, a lot of other equipment and three people helping him."
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