Sixtieth

//ˈsɪksti.əθ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person or thing in the sixtieth position. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    one part in sixty equal parts wordnet
  3. 3
    One of sixty equal parts of a whole. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    position 60 in a countable series of things wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    The ordinal form of the number sixty. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    the ordinal number of sixty in counting order wordnet

Synonyms

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60th60thone sixtiethone-sixtieth

Example

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"A second is a sixtieth part of a minute."

Etymology

From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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