sixtieth

[ siks-tee-ith ]

adjective

1. next after the fifty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 60.
2. being one of 60 equal parts.

noun

1. a sixtieth part, especially of one (1/60).
2. the sixtieth member of a series.

ˈsixtieth

/ ˈsɪkstɪəθ /

adjective

1. usually prenominal
   1. being the ordinal number of sixty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 60th
   2. ( as noun )

      the sixtieth in a row

noun

1. 1. one of 60 approximately equal parts of something
   2. ( as modifier )

      a sixtieth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 60 ( 1 60 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixtieth¹

before 1000; Middle English sixtithe, sixtiaghte, Old English sixtighetha, sixteoghotha; sixty, -eth ²

Example Sentences

The three are gathering this weekend in Las Vegas for the big game, and they’re hoping they can all make it to the sixtieth edition of the game two years from now.

From Seattle Times

The three are gathering this weekend in Las Vegas for the big game, and they’re hoping they can all make it to the sixtieth edition of the game two years from now.

From Seattle Times

In the New Yorker, Pankaj Mishra explained Fanon’s pertinence in the moment: “One measure of Fanon’s clairvoyance — and the glacial pace of progress — is that, in its sixtieth year, ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ remains a vital guide both to the tenacity of white supremacy in the West and to the moral and intellectual failures of the ‘darker nations.’

From Los Angeles Times

Ocean rollers can travel 12,000 miles around the globe at the sixtieth parallel and never bump into anything.

From Literature

The James Caird clawed its way up the face of one hissing wave and then plunged down the other side as spray lashed into the men's faces.The gale continued into the fourth day, finally blowing them north of the sixtieth parallel.

From Literature