sixtieth

(sikstē it̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by fifty-nine others in a series; 60th
  2. designating any of the sixty equal parts of something

Origin: ME sixtithe < OE sixteogotha < sixtig: see sixty & -th

noun

  1. the one following the fifty-ninth
  2. any of the sixty equal parts of something;

adverb

in the sixtieth place, rank, group, etc.

See sixtieth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The ordinal number matching the number 60 in a series.
  2. One of 60 equal parts.

Related Forms:

  • sixˈti·eth adverb & adj.

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