sexagesimal

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths

Word Origin

sexagesimal (adj.)
"pertaining to 60," 1680s, from Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from Latin sexagesimus "the sixtieth," from sexaginta "sixty."