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You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Meaning of "sixtieth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIXTIETH

sixtieth  [ˈsɪkstɪəθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIXTIETH

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verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sixtieth can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES SIXTIETH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sixtieth in the English dictionary

The first definition of sixtieth in the dictionary is being the ordinal number of sixty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 60th. Other definition of sixtieth is one of 60 approximately equal parts of something. Sixtieth is also the fraction equal to one divided by 60.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIXTIETH


Goliath
ɡəˈlaɪəθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIXTIETH

sixth form
sixth grade
sixth sense
sixth year
sixth-form college
sixth-form pupil
sixth-former
sixth-grader
sixthly
sixties
Sixtus IV
Sixtus V
sixty
sixty-first
sixty-four dollar question
sixty-four thousand dollar question
sixty-fourmo
sixty-fourth note
sixty-nine
sixty-odd

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIXTIETH

beth
eightieth
Elisabeth
Elizabeth
eth
fiftieth
fortieth
kick in the teeth
Lambeth
Macbeth
meth
Nazareth
ninetieth
Port Elizabeth
Seth
seventieth
sieth
teeth
thirtieth
twentieth

Synonyms and antonyms of sixtieth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sixtieth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIXTIETH

Find out the translation of sixtieth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sixtieth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sixtieth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第六十个的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sexagésimo
570 millions of speakers

English

sixtieth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साठवाँ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الستين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шестидесятых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexagésimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ষষ্টিতম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soixantième
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enam puluhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sechzigste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

60番目の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

60번째의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaping nem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ sáu mươi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதினாறாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साठवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altmışıncı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sessantesimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sześćdziesiątego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шістдесятих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șaizecea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξηκοστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sestigste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sextionde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sixtieth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sixtieth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIXTIETH»

The term «sixtieth» is normally little used and occupies the 108.929 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIXTIETH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sixtieth

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QUOTES WITH «SIXTIETH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sixtieth.
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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIXTIETH»

Discover the use of sixtieth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sixtieth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Diplomacy: Sixtieth-Anniversary Expanded Edition
For more than sixty years, George F. Kennan’s American Diplomacy has been a standard work on American foreign policy.
George F. Kennan, 2012
2
History of the Sixtieth Regiment New York State Volunteers
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
Richard Eddy, 2008
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Logical Methods: In Honor of Anil Nerode's Sixtieth Birthday
This volume reflects his inspiration and also the variety of interests which he has. The papers in this book are principally concerned with mathematical logic and some of its applications in computing.
Anil Nerode, John N. Crossley, 1993
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Additive Number Theory: Festschrift In Honor of the Sixtieth ...
The book, just as the work of Mel Nathanson, to whom the contributions are dedicated, deals with additive number theory. The volume provides the current snapshot of the state of the art in this field.
David Chudnovsky, Gregory Chudnovsky, 2010
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The Sixtieth Anniversary Sermon: Preached at Franklin, March ...
"Sir, — The undersigned, a committee in behalf of the First Ecclesiastical So ciety in Franklin, tender you their thanks for the appropriate and very impressive sermon delivered by you on the 13th instant, in commemoration of the Sixtieth ...
Samuel Nott, 1842
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Historical Address at the Sixtieth Anniversary of the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Carl G Horst, 2012
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Church Discipline, as Instrumental to Christian Unity, ...
I) arc I) {Discipline, CHRISTIAN UNITY; Bcrno THE Annual Sermon, * PREACHED, BY APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP, Sixtieth Annual Convention of the Diocese of Ntu< Jersey. ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY IN MAY, A. D 15i3 BY JtEV.
John David Ogilby, 1843
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A history of the Sixtieth Alabama regiment
CHAPTER I. THE LEGION — CHICKAMAUGA — INCEPTION OF THE EAST TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN. The "Sixtieth Alabama Regiment" opened its career as a Regiment on the 25th of November, 1863, at Charleston, Tennessee. Up to that  ...
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An address delivered before the New-York historical society, ...
DELIVERED BEFORE THE New-York Historical Society, ON ITS SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY, Tuesday November zz, 1864. FREDERIC de PEYSTER, PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED FOR THE SOCIETY. MDCCCLXV ...
Frederic De Peyster, 1865
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Tariff Hearings Before the Committee (8-12); Sixtieth ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: .
United States Congress House Means, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIXTIETH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sixtieth is used in the context of the following news items.
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St. Pius X Parish in Plainview Celebrates 60-Year Anniversary
A sign commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of Plainview's St. Pius X Parish was recently unveiled by Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
Disneyland Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Island analyst at her in new York and in honor of this sixtieth anniversary Disney's. ... Facial mask got once again happy sixtieth to Disneyland analyst with her. «ABC News, Jul 15»
3
Call for Sanity on Sixtieth Anniversary of the Russell-Einstein …
It was exactly 60 years ago that Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein gathered together with a group of leading intellectuals in London to draft and sign a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Swinging sixtieth for Dayboro Show
Swinging sixtieth for Dayboro Show. TOPICS:anniversaryDayboroshow. Posted By: Lee Oliver July 1, 2015. Norm Kelly was the first president of the Dayboro ... «Westerner, Jun 15»
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Sajid does funny — and Suzanne avoids the hacks
Last night's Institute of Economic Affairs sixtieth birthday bash may have had Sajid Javid as their big name keynote speaker but it was another politician on the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Moneypenny sworn in as Akron's sixtieth mayor
May 31, 2015: For the first time in 28 years, Summit County's biggest city has a new mayor. Garry L. Moneypenny was sworn in as Akron's sixtieth mayor Sunday ... «WKYC-TV, Jun 15»
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Volunteers, students unite to help clean up 60th Street
Kim Egan, Katherine Egan, 6, and Beth Cooks, from left, clean up along 60th Street on Saturday morning. Sixtieth Street Associated and the Frank ... «Kenosha News, May 15»
8
Jonas Salk and the polio vaccination
Today, 12 April 2015 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the announcement that Jonas Salk's vaccine could prevent poliomyelitis. We asked Charlotte Jacobs, ... «OUPblog, Apr 15»
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Sixtieth Asian-African Conference to support Palestine: Minister
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The 60th commemoration of the Asian-African Conference (KAA) scheduled for April 2015 in Jakarta and Bandung aims to yield three ... «ANTARA, Mar 15»
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It's Cutty Sark's sixtieth anniversary at Greenwich Dock today
Sixty years ago today, the Cutty Sark floated into the Greenwich Dock and decided that she loved London so much that she's stayed with us ever since. So it's ... «Time Out London, Dec 14»

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