# sixties

Pronunciation: say "SIKS-teez" /ˈsɪkstiz/

## Noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Sixties.
   - Simple: Alternative letter-case form of Sixties. Means the same thing whether you write it with a big or small first letter.
   - _Protest songs from the sixties still get played at rallies today._
   - _She wrote a memoir about coming of age during the sixties._
2. The decade of a person's life spanning ages 60 through 69.
   - Simple: The years of a person's life from age 60 to 69.
   - _By his late sixties he had finally retired from the family business._
   - _Many runners in their sixties still complete marathons each year._
3. The range of temperatures between 60 and 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
   - Simple: Temperatures between 60 and 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
   - _Forecasters expect daytime highs in the sixties through the weekend._
   - _The greenhouse stays comfortably in the sixties even on cool mornings._
5. Plural of sixty. — plural of sixty
   - Simple: Plural of sixty. Use it for numbers, scores, or ages that fall between 60 and 69.
   - _Temperatures stayed in the low sixties all week._
   - _Both of my grandparents are now in their sixties._

## Adjective

4. From or calling to mind a century's years numbered 61 through 70, chiefly the 1960s.
   - Simple: Coming from or reminding people of the 1960s.
   - _The director gave the film a deliberately sixties look, all bold patterns and bright color._
   - _They decorated the lounge in a relaxed sixties style._

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