sixtieth

American  

[siks-tee-ith] / ˈsɪks ti ɪθ /

adjective

1. next after the fifty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 60.

2. being one of 60 equal parts.

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noun

1. a sixtieth part, especially of one (1/60).

2. the sixtieth member of a series.

ˈsixtieth British  

/ ˈsɪkstɪəθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. being the ordinal number of sixty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 60th

   2. ( as noun )

      the sixtieth in a row

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noun

1. 1. one of 60 approximately equal parts of something

   2. ( as modifier )

      a sixtieth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 60 ( 1/ 60 )

Etymology

Origin of sixtieth

before 1000; Middle English sixtithe, sixtiaghte, Old English sixtighetha, sixteoghotha; sixty, -eth ²

Example Sentences

The three are gathering this weekend in Las Vegas for the big game, and they’re hoping they can all make it to the sixtieth edition of the game two years from now.

From Seattle Times

This is the sixtieth lawsuit that California has filed against the Trump Administration and, according to Newsom, by far the most consequential.

From The New Yorker

He said his father owned one-one hundred sixtieth of some gas reserves and he might eventually benefit from the bill when he inherits that gas.

From Salon

On the occasion of my sixtieth birthday, my friend Lenny visited me from Toronto.

From The New Yorker

Over the summer, even Kremlin-controlled polling agencies reported that Putin’s approval rating had dropped into the sixtieth percentile, after staying in the eighties for more than four years following the triumphant Russian annexation of Crimea.

From The New Yorker