sixty-two

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 61 in number

sixty-two years

see Table of Numbers

sixty-two

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 62 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

sixty-two are here

sixty-two were found

sixty-two

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: two and 60 : 31 times two

2

a

: 62 units or objects

a total of sixty-two

b

: a group or set of 62

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 62

4

: the 62d in a set or series

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