sixties
sixties /ˈsɪk.stiz/ noun [plural]
1 F0 A person's sixties are the period in which they are aged between 60 and 69: » Many people retire in their sixties.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing age and birthdaysthe sixties2 F0 the range of temperature between 60° and 69° Fahrenheit: » The temperature is usually in the sixties at this time of year.Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of temperature3 B2 the decade (= period of ten years) between 60 and 69 in any century, usually 1960–1969: » The Beatles made their first hit records in the sixties.Thesaurus+: ↑Decades, centuries and the millennium |