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Sixty

/ˈsɪkstɪ/

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

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    The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

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cardinalnounDescribing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
lxnounEthernet mode LX transmission (laser fibre optic)
threescorenoun(archaic) Sixty (60).
60(sixty) the natural number following 59 and preceding 61.

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cardinalnounDescribing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
lxnounEthernet mode LX transmission (laser fibre optic)
threescorenoun(archaic) Sixty (60).
160Year 160 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
1960snounThe decade beginning in 1960 and ending in 1969.
60thAbbreviation of sixtieth. [The ordinal form of the number sixty.]
cetinnounThe white, waxy constituent of spermaceti.
fifteennoun(Ireland, mostly in plural) An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
seventynounThe translators of the Septuagint
sixnounThe digit or figure 6.
sixteennounthe cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
sixty-onenoun(US, New York, informal) A police officer's report detailing a crime reported by a civilian.
sixty-secondnounLasting sixty seconds.
sixty-sixbeing six more than sixty
sixty-threebeing three more than sixty
soixantenoun
steinnounA beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
thirtynoun(broadcasting) A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
three score
sexagenarynounOf or related to the number sixty, particularly:

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