sixtieth
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ti adjective
1.
next after the fifty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 60.
2.
being one of 60 equal parts.
noun
3.
a sixtieth part, especially of one ( 1 / 60 ).
4.
the sixtieth member of a series.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (usually prenominal) |
| a. being the ordinal number of sixty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 60th | |
| b. (as noun): the sixtieth in a row | |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. one of 60 approximately equal parts of something |
| b. (as modifier): a sixtieth part | |
| 3. | the fraction equal to one divided by 60 (1/60) |
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Example sentences
The last of the sap may yield only a sixtieth of its weight in syrup.
Even when something does get through, the marginal cost of that fifty-ninth or sixtieth vote is severe.
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