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noun
Synonym of sexagesimal: a sixtieth part of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: sexagesimal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of minute: a sixtieth of a degree of arc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: minute
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin sexāgēsima (“sixtieth”), either directly or via French.
