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Sixty Meaning: Definition, Examples, and Translations

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sixty

six-ty

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪksti/ · 🇬🇧 /sˈɪksti/

Definition

Context #1 | Number

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The number sixty is the natural number following fifty-nine and preceding sixty-one. It is a composite number, with divisors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60. It is a highly composite number, having more divisors than any previous number.

Examples of usage

  • Sixty minutes make up an hour.
  • There are sixty seconds in a minute.
  • The atomic number of neodymium is sixty.

Translations

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Quick facts about “sixty”

Sixty is a 2-syllable number (six-ty). It is pronounced /ˈsɪksti/ in American English and /sˈɪksti/ in British English. On finesentence.com it has 1 meaning and translations into 21 languages. It ranks #2,749 among the most common English words.

Origin of 'sixty'

The word 'sixty' originated from the Old English word 'sixtig', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'sekstantigaz'. The number sixty has been significant in various cultures and systems, including timekeeping, mathematics, and astronomy. It has been used as a base for measurement in different historical contexts.

See also: six, sixteen.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,749, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.