sixty-sixth

[ siks-tee-siksth ]

/ ˈsɪks tiˈsɪksθ /

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adjective

next after the sixty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 66.

being one of 66 equal parts.

noun

a sixty-sixth part, especially of one (1/66).

the sixty-sixth member of a series.

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We are currently in the sixth, which is predicted to be the worst, and, to make matters worse, we are the cause.
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But what might have been very practicable for eight hundred and sixty men, was impossible for three hundred and sixty.
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