sixty-first

[ siks-tee-furst ]

/ ˈsɪks tiˈfɜrst /

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adjective

next after the sixtieth; being the ordinal number for 61.

being one of 61 equal parts.

noun

a sixty-first part, especially of one (1/61).

the sixty-first member of a series.

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Nearby words

sixtus v, sixty, sixty-eight, sixty-eighth, sixty-fifth, sixty-first, sixty-five, sixty-four, sixty-four thousand dollar question, sixty-four-dollar question, sixty-fourmo

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Examples from the Web for sixty-first

You must taxi up to Sixty-first Street with us, and just glance at the house, or we shall be so hurt.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
The Sixty-first saw an unusual amount of active service and hard fighting.
Personal Recollections of the War of 1861|Charles Augustus Fuller
The 4th of July, the sixty-first anniversary of American independence!
Diary in America, Series One|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
In the charge that we made we were to be supported by the Sixty-first North Carolina.
History of Kershaw's Brigade|D. Augustus Dickert

In 1778 he lost his wife, after thirty-nine years of conjugal felicity, in the sixty-first year of her age.
Curious Epitaphs|William Andrews