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sexagenary

/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ US
/sɛkˈsæd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/ US
/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnɹi/ UK
/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnəɹi/ UK
/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnɹi/ UK
/ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ UK
/sɛkˈsæd͡ʒɪnɹi/ UK
/sɛkˈsæd͡ʒɪnəɹi/ UK

Where it comes from

From 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.

adjective

not comparable Containing sixty years. The sexagenary cycle is formed by combining the twelve earthly branches representing the years of Jupiter's orbital cycle and the ten heavenly stems of the Shang-era week, stopping halfway through to reflect the pairing of yin and yang terms.
archaic, not comparable Synonym of sexagenarian: lasting or aged sixty years; sixty-year-old.
Similar: sexagenarian
archaic, not comparable Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60.
Similar: sexagesimal

noun sexagenaries

archaic Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration.
Similar: sexagesimal
archaic Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old.
Similar: sexagenarian

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@misc{sexagenary_2026,
  title = {sexagenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sexagenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}