Meaning of the word sixty in English

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sixty

US /ˈsɪk.sti/
UK /ˈsɪk.sti/
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Number

1.

the number equivalent to the product of six and ten; ten more than fifty or forty less than one hundred.

Example:
She is sixty years old.
The speed limit is sixty miles per hour.

Plural Noun

1.

the decade from 1960 to 1969

Example:
Fashion in the sixties was very distinctive.
He grew up during the swinging sixties.
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