sixty-six

[ siks-tee-siks ]

/ ˈsɪks tiˈsɪks /

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noun

a cardinal number, 60 plus 6.

a symbol for this number, as 66 or LXVI.

a set of this many persons or things.

a card game that is played by two players with a 24-card pack made by removing all cards below the nines from a regular 52-card pack, the object being to score 66 points before one's opponent.

adjective

amounting to 66 in number.

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How to use sixty-six in a sentence

Sixty-six years and many generations later, that is still the case.
Inside the Gaza Schoolyard Massacre|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One hundred sixty-six Republicans supported it, with 50 opposed.
Conservative Support for the Export-Import Bank Turned to Hate|Tim Mak|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This past year the Social Security Administration informed me that my retirement age was sixty-six.
Diane Keaton Refuses to Give In to Aging|Diane Keaton|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sixty-six percent say it is important for an independent to run for president.
Not Too Late for Americans Elect to Win 2012 Presidential Election|Doug Schoen|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Sixty-six percent of senators and 41 percent of House members have a net worth of more than $1 million, she pointed out.
News Reports Spur Legislators to Discuss Ending Insider Trading in Congress|Daniel Stone|December 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The coal burnt under the boiler gives a duty of sixty-six millions, or an expansion of 60 per cent.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
There were one hundred and thirty-one delegates present at this convention, representing sixty-six counties and corporations.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
On September 14 the conquering army lost sixty-six officers and eleven hundred and four men.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
On a division, the first reading of the bill was carried by a majority of four hundred and sixty-six to eighty-nine.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
About one in every sixty-six individuals belongs to the priesthood.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi