sixtieth
pronunciation
How to pronounce sixtieth in British English:
UK ['sɪkstɪəθ]
How to pronounce sixtieth in American English:
US [ˈsɪkstiɪθ]
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- Noun:
- position 60 in a countable series of things
- one part in sixty
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- Adjective:
- the ordinal number of sixty in counting order
Word Origin
- sixtieth
- Old English sixteogoða "sixtieth;" see sixty + -th (1).
Example
- 1. My grandmother 's celebrating her sixtieth birthday on sunday .
- 2. In 1637 , granny xu celebrated her sixtieth birthday .
- 3. But the democrats have lost their sixtieth vote .
- 4. He died in his sixtieth year .
- 5. She has worked as an air-hostess until past her sixtieth birthday .