sexagenary

1 of 2

adjective

sex·​ag·​e·​nary

(ˈ)sek¦sajənerē,

-ri

1

: of, relating to, or based on the number 60

2

: sexagenarian

sexagenary

2 of 2

noun

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plural -es

1

: sexagesimal

2

: sexagenarian

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin sexagenarius containing or consisting of sixty, from sexageni sixty each (from sexaginta sixty, irregular—influence of quadraginta forty—from sex six + -ginta —akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty) + -arius -ary

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