2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sixties — [ sikstiz ] n. f. pl. • 1978; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Les sixties : les années soixante. « l héritage permissif des sixties » (Le Monde, 1998). ● sixties nom féminin pluriel (anglais sixty, soixante) Familier. Les années 1960 : La réapparition d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sixties — 1848 as the years of someone s life between 60 and 69; 1827 as a decade of years in a given century. See SIXTY (Cf. sixty) … Etymology dictionary
sixties — see eighties … Modern English usage
sixties — noun (plural) 1 the sixties also the 60s the years from 1960 to 1969 2 in your sixties aged from 60 to 69: early/late sixties: I d say she was in her late sixties. 3 the numbers from 60 to 69, especially when used to measure temperature: the low… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sixties — six|ties [ sıkstiz ] noun plural 1. ) the years from 1960 to 1969: music from the sixties 2. ) the numbers 60 to 69, especially as a temperature: clear skies and temperatures in the sixties 3. ) the period of time from age 60 to age 69: a woman… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sixties — UK [ˈsɪkstɪz] / US noun [plural] the sixties in your sixties … English dictionary
sixties — [ˈsɪkstiz] noun [plural] 1) the years from 1960 to 1969 music from the sixties[/ex] 2) the period of time from age 60 to age 69 a woman in her sixties[/ex] 3) the numbers 60 to 69, especially as a temperature … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Sixties — Années 1960 Années : 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Décennies : 1940 1950 Années 1960 1970 1980 Siècles : XIX … Wikipédia en Français
Sixties — Sịx|ties 〈Pl.; salopp; engl. Bez. für〉 Sechzigerjahre ● ein neuer Sound im Stil der Sixties … Universal-Lexikon
sixties — noun 1. the decade from 1960 to 1969 (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑1960s • Hypernyms: ↑decade, ↑decennary, ↑decennium 2. the time of life between 60 and 70 (Freq. 1) … Useful english dictionary
