sixty-three

American  

[siks-tee-three] / ˈsɪks tiˈθri /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 60 plus 3.

2. a symbol for this number, as 63 or LXIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 63 in number.

Example Sentences

Genetically engineered bees were developed in 2092, but could only provide sixty-three percent of natural function.

From Literature

Of the sixty-three reporters who filed into the small auditorium for Stavros Sinclair’s press conference, more than thirty were actually operatives working for various intelligence agencies around the world.

From Literature

One hundred and sixty-three of the fires are in Quebec.

From Seattle Times

Three hundred sixty-three days later, there is progress.

From Washington Post

When Mendeleev first announced the periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society in 1869, it included sixty-three elements.

From Salon