sixties
noun · adjective
Form of sixty , plural of sixty.
Simple meaning
From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪkstiz
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Definition
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noun
The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69.
temperatureratesplural only
The range between 60 and 69 Fahrenheit.
The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)
us
A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.
Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)
adjective
From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s).
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