sexagenary

[ sek-saj-uh-ner-ee ]

/ sɛkˈsædʒ əˌnɛr i /

adjective

of or relating to the number 60.

composed of or proceeding by sixties.

sexagenarian.

noun, plural sex·ag·e·nar·ies.

a sexagenarian.

Origin of sexagenary

1525–35; <Latin sexāgēnārius, equivalent to sexāgēn(ī), distributive of sexāgintā sixty + -ārius-ary

Words nearby sexagenary

sewn binding, sew up, sex, sex act, sexagenarian, sexagenary, Sexagesima, sexagesimal, sexaholic, sex-and-shopping, sexangular

Example sentences from the Web for sexagenary

The child, now a sexagenary, disclosed it to the municipality.
Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846|Various
These were used by the Chinese over four thousand years ago as the names of a cycle of sixty years, called the sexagenary.
Time and Its Measurement|James Arthur
Besides, this method gives you the whole sixty names of the sexagenary at one view.
Time and Its Measurement|James Arthur
The child, now a sexagenary, disclosed it to the municipiality.
Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1|Various

单词	sexagenary
释义	sexagenary [ sek-saj-uh-ner-ee ] / sɛkˈsædʒ əˌnɛr i / adjective of or relating to the number 60. composed of or proceeding by sixties. sexagenarian. noun, plural sex·ag·e·nar·ies. a sexagenarian. Origin of sexagenary 1525–35; <Latin sexāgēnārius, equivalent to sexāgēn(ī), distributive of sexāgintā sixty + -ārius-ary Words nearby sexagenary sewn binding, sew up, sex, sex act, sexagenarian, sexagenary, Sexagesima, sexagesimal, sexaholic, sex-and-shopping, sexangular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sexagenary The child, now a sexagenary, disclosed it to the municipality. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846\|Various These were used by the Chinese over four thousand years ago as the names of a cycle of sixty years, called the sexagenary. Time and Its Measurement\|James Arthur Besides, this method gives you the whole sixty names of the sexagenary at one view. Time and Its Measurement\|James Arthur The child, now a sexagenary, disclosed it to the municipiality. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1\|Various
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