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sixty

SIKS-tee/ˈsɪksti/

Noun pluralsixties

2 meanings of sixty

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  1. 1
    numeral
    The number that comes right after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, written as 60.

    Like the number of minutes in one hour.

    There are sixty seconds in one minute.

    She counted slowly to sixty before opening her eyes.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A TV or radio ad that lasts sixty seconds.

    Like an ad that lasts exactly one minute.

    The bakery bought a sixty to run during the morning news.

    Our new sixty will play on the radio next week.

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Origin

Sixty comes from Old English sixtiġ, made from the words for "six" and "-ty".