sixtieths

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• sixtieths — six·ti·eth || sɪkstɪɪθ n. number 60 in a series; one part of sixty equal parts, 1/60 adj. next after the fifty ninth; being one of 60 equal parts …   English contemporary dictionary

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• sexagesimal — adj. & n. adj. 1 of sixtieths. 2 of sixty. 3 reckoning or reckoned by sixtieths. n. (in full sexagesimal fraction) a fraction with a denominator equal to a power of 60 as in the divisions of the degree and hour. Derivatives: sexagesimally adv.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sexagesimally — məlē adverb : into or by sixtieths * * * sexagesˈimally adverb By sixtieths • • • Main Entry: ↑Sexagesima …   Useful english dictionary

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• sixtieth — [[t]sɪ̱kstiəθ[/t]] ♦♦ sixtieths 1) ORD The sixtieth item in a series is the one that you count as number sixty. He is to retire on his sixtieth birthday. 2) FRACTION A sixtieth is one of sixty equal parts of something …   English dictionary

• sexagesimal — sex·a ges·i·mal || ‚seksÉ™ dÊ’esɪmÉ™l n. fraction which the denominator is 60 or a power of 60 adj. of or pertaining to 60; based on sixtieths …   English contemporary dictionary