sixtieth

[siks-tee-ith]

adjective

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

2. being one of 60 equal parts.

noun

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

2. the sixtieth member of a series.

ˈsixtieth

/ 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

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈsixtieth¹

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