sixtieth

 [siks-tee-ith]  

six·ti·eth

   [siks-tee-ith]
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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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English sixtithe, sixtiaghte, Old English sixtighetha, sixteoghotha; see sixty, -eth2
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sixtieth (ˈsɪkstɪəθ)
 
—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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