sexagenary
sexagenary · sexagenaries
Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numerationSynonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration.
UK/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnɹi/US/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(archaic)Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration.
(archaic)Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old.
Origin
From Latin sexāgēnārius (“sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old”) either directly or viFrom Latin sexāgēnārius (“sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old”) either directly or via French sexagénaire, from Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”), from sexaginta (“six tens, sixty”). Cognate with sexagenarian.
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Forms
plural: sexagenaries| Singular | sexagenary |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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