sixties

1. 1
   nounplural

   Alternative letter-case form of Sixties. Means the same thing whether you write it with a big or small first letter.

   Their parents met in the sixties at a music festival.

   The mural on the wall captured the bright colors of the sixties.

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2. 2
   nounplural

   The years of a person's life from age 60 to 69.

   She's in her sixties now but still swims every morning.

   He took up painting in his early sixties.

3. 3
   nounplural

   Temperatures between 60 and 69 degrees Fahrenheit.

   Like a mild day that feels warm but not hot.

   The weather warmed into the sixties by lunchtime.

   Nights this week will drop into the low sixties.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Coming from or reminding people of the 1960s.

   She loves sixties fashion and old vinyl records.

   The band has a clear sixties sound.

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5. 5
   noun

   Plural of sixty. Use it for numbers, scores, or ages that fall between 60 and 69.

   Her test scores were all in the sixties this term.

   The runners finished with times down in the sixties.

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