26984 words

sixties

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
A person's sixties are the period in which they are aged between 60 and 69:

Examples:

Many people retire in their sixties.
2
the range of temperature between 60° and 69° Fahrenheit:

Examples:

The temperature is usually in the sixties at this time of year.
3
the decade (= period of ten years) between 60 and 69 in any century, usually 1960–1969:

Examples:

The Beatles made their first hit records in the sixties.
4
the numbers 60 through 69:

Examples:

The temperature is expected to be in the sixties (= between 60° and 69°).
This building was a concert hall in the sixties (= between 1960 and 1969).
Uncle Buddy is in his sixties (= between 60 and 69 years old).

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