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sixty

noun

Simple meaning

A commercial lasting 60 seconds.

Pronunciation

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sikstee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsɪksti

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Definition

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noun

  1. broadcasting

    A commercial lasting 60 seconds.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (broadcasting) A commercial lasting 60 seconds.

Used this way, sixty is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use sixty

  • “He turned sixty years old last month with a big celebration.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Cardinal

sixty thousandsome sixty

Other combinations

sixty yearssixty dayssixty percentage sixtysixty minutessixty acres

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • sixtiesnounPlural form

    The decade from 1960 to 1969.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • sixty-fourthnounCompound term

    One part in sixty-four equal parts.

  • sixty-fourth notenounCompound term

    A musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note.

  • sixty-ninenounCompound term

    Oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people.

  • one-sixty-fourthnounCompound term

    One part in sixty-four equal parts.

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