# sixty

Pronunciation: say "SIKS-tee" /ˈsɪksti/

## Numeral

1. The cardinal number that comes after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, written as 60 and as LX in Roman numerals.
   - Simple: The number that comes right after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, written as 60.
   - _The cake needs to bake for sixty minutes at a low temperature._
   - _Sixty volunteers showed up to clean the riverbank on Saturday._

## Noun

2. A broadcast advertisement that runs for sixty seconds.
   - Simple: A TV or radio ad that lasts sixty seconds.
   - _The agency produced a polished sixty for the brand's holiday campaign._
   - _Stations charge far more for a sixty than for a fifteen-second spot._

## Origin

Sixty was inherited from Middle English sixty and Old English sixtiġ, going back to Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz; it is simply six plus the suffix -ty. It is related to Dutch zestig, German sechzig, and Swedish sextio.

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