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

sixtieths plural

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

2. the sixtieth member of a series.

sixtieth 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 )

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sixtieths
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sixtieth

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

Example Sentences

A reporter named Neil Vigdor, a nice guy in shirtsleeves and khakis, his Times badge hanging from his neck, stopped Renée on the corner of Sixtieth and Broadway to ask her a few questions.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 14, 2019

She soon began working evenings at the Diesel store at the corner of Sixtieth and Lexington.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

Naturally there was much discussion concerning the defects of our financial system, of the needs of elastic currency, of a central bank, etc., when the Sixtieth Congress met in December, 1907.

From History of the United States, Volume 6 by Andrews, Elisha Benjamin

Sixty thousand dollars he paid for the fittings and furnishings of the two floors contained in his perfect establishment for teaching dancing at Columbus Circle, Broadway and Sixtieth Street, New York.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned

“You are said,” continued the president, “to be Henry Wharton, a captain in his Britannic Majesty’s Sixtieth regiment of foot.”

From The Spy Condensed for use in schools by Cooper, J. Fenimore