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sixty-four

[ siks-tee-fawr, -fohr ]

/ ˈsɪks tiˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /

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noun

a cardinal number, 60 plus 4.

a symbol for this number, as 64 or LXIV.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 64 in number.

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Sixty-four percent of likely voters say the nation is on the wrong track.
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It is known for instance that after the Malaboch war sixty-four of the tribe were incarcerated in Pretoria Gaol.
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Two officers and two hundred and sixty-four American sailors were hurled to instant death!
The Story of American History|Albert F. Blaisdell
A woman, during her menses, should remain at a distance of sixty-four feet from others.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The main tank was the largest, and eight hundred and sixty-four miles of cable were coiled in it.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
He died in New Bedford, in 1804, at the age of sixty-four years.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775|Abraham Tomlinson