Sixtieth

/ˈsɪkstiəθ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The person or thing in the position numbered 60 in a series.

The sixtieth car in the race finally crossed the finish line.

One of 60 equal parts of a whole.

An angle measuring one sixtieth of a degree is quite small.

adjective

Being the ordinal number for 60 in a sequence.

She proudly marked her sixtieth year of teaching.

Relating to or being one of 60 equal parts of something.

They divided the cake into sixtieth portions for the guests.

From the number sixty + the suffix -eth, indicating an ordinal number.

The sixtieth anniversary

A celebration marking sixty years.

In sixtieth place

Indicating a ranking of sixty out of a larger group.

sixty

The cardinal number following fifty-nine and preceding sixty-one.

sixtieths

Plural form, referring to multiple instances of sixtieth.