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sixty-second

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌsɪksti ˈsɛkənd/
  • /ˌsɪksti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ proscribed, see sixty-secondth

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the sixty-second page of the book.
  • She finished sixty-second in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lasting sixty seconds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of sixty-two equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A sixty-second of 1240 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: twee-en-sestigste — ordinal number
  • Belarusian: шэсцьдзеся́т другі́ (šescʹdzjesját druhí) — ordinal number
  • Catalan: seixanta-dosè — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: sesdek-dua — ordinal number
  • Finnish: kuudeskymmenestoinen — ordinal number
  • Finnish: kuudeskymmeneskahdes — ordinal number
  • French: soixante-deuxième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: სამოცდამეორე (samocdameore) — ordinal number
  • German: zweiundsechzigste — ordinal number
  • Hindi: बासठवाँ (bāsaṭhvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: hatvankettedik — ordinal number
  • Italian: sessantaduesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അറുപത്തിരണ്ടാം (aṟupattiraṇṭāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᠨᠵᡠ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (ninju juweci) — ordinal number
  • Polish: sześćdziesiąty drugi — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: sexagésimo segundo — ordinal number
  • Russian: шестьдеся́т второ́й (šestʹdesját vtorój) — ordinal number
  • Spanish: sexagésimo segundo — ordinal number
  • Turkish: altmış ikinci — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: шістдеся́т дру́гий (šistdesját drúhyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: kuudeskymmeneskahdesosa — one of 62 equal parts
  • French: soixante-deuxième — one of 62 equal parts
  • Hindi: बासठवाँ (bāsaṭhvā̃) — one of 62 equal parts