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From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- She coughed as she exhaled. Sixties weed had been nowhere near this strong.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
plural of sixty
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, plural, plural-only
Examples
- I remember living through the sixties.
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The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- She retired at some point in her sixties, I don't recall exactly when.
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The range between 60 and 69 Fahrenheit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: rates
Topics: temperature
Examples
- Highs in the mid sixties.
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The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- 2017 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/sixties-decade-was-it-good-sexual-revolution-swinging-london-hippies-culture-music-art-germaine-a7946506.html When asked what the Sixties were all about, most people reply: peace, love, happiness.
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A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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the time of life between 60 and 70
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mid-sixties
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time of life
the decade from 1960 to 1969
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 1960s
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decade, decennary, decennium
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
六十年代
(liùshí niándài)
— decade of the 1960s
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Chinese Mandarin:
60年代
(liùshí niándài)
— decade of the 1960s
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Dutch:
jaren zestig
— decade of the 1960s
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Dutch:
jaren 60
— decade of the 1960s
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Dutch:
jaren 1960
— decade of the 1960s
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Esperanto:
1960-aj jaroj
— decade of the 1960s
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Finnish:
kuusikymmentäluku
— decade of the 1960s
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French:
années soixante
— decade of the 1960s
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French:
années 60
— decade of the 1960s
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Georgian:
სამოციანები
(samocianebi)
— decade of the 1960s
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Georgian:
სამოციანი წლები
(samociani c̣lebi)
— decade of the 1960s
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Georgian:
60-იანები
(60-ianebi)
— decade of the 1960s
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Georgian:
60-იანი წლები
(60-iani c̣lebi)
— decade of the 1960s
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German:
sechziger Jahre
— decade of the 1960s
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German:
Sechziger
— decade of the 1960s
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Hungarian:
hatvanas évek
— decade of the 1960s
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Indonesian:
tahun enam puluhan
— decade of the 1960s
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Japanese:
六十年代
(rokujū-nendai)
— decade of the 1960s
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Japanese:
60年代
(rokujū-nendai)
— decade of the 1960s
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Korean:
육십년대
(yuksimnyeondae)
— decade of the 1960s
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Korean:
60년대
(yuksimnyeondae)
— decade of the 1960s
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Polish:
lata sześćdziesiąte
— decade of the 1960s
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Polish:
lata 60.
— decade of the 1960s
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Spanish:
años sesenta
— decade of the 1960s
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Spanish:
sesentas
— decade of the 1960s
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Swedish:
sextiotalet
— decade of the 1960s
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Swedish:
sextiotal
— decade of the 1960s
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Tagalog:
dekada sesenta
— decade of the 1960s
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Welsh:
trigeiniau
— decade of the 1960s
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Welsh:
chwedegau
— decade of the 1960s