sixtieth
[ siks-tee-ith ]
/ ˈsɪks ti ɪθ /
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adjective
next after the fifty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 60.
being one of 60 equal parts.
noun
a sixtieth part, especially of one (1/60).
the sixtieth member of a series.
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sixtieth
/ (ˈsɪkstɪəθ) /
adjective
(usually prenominal)
- being the ordinal number of sixty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 60th
- (as noun)the sixtieth in a row
noun
- one of 60 approximately equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a sixtieth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 60 (1/60)
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