sixty

/ˈsɪksti/
numbernoun

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

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Number 1 meaning

  1. The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A commercial lasting 60 seconds.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sixty, sexty, Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz (“sixty”), equivalent to six + -ty.

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SIXTY at a glance

SIXTY has 5 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + X 8 + T 1 + Y 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,856 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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