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The correct spelling is sixties.
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noun
Say it like: Six-tee-s
The correct spelling is sixties. The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s) For example: "Highs in the mid sixties."
Usage Examples
“Highs in the mid sixties.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)
- 2.A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.
- 3.The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69.
- 4.(temperature, rates) The range between 60 and 69.
adjective
- 1.From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s).
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