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SIXTIES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sixties mean?
• SIXTIES (noun)
The noun SIXTIES has 2 senses:
1. the decade from 1960 to 1969
2. the time of life between 60 and 70
Familiarity information: SIXTIES used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The decade from 1960 to 1969
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
1960s; sixties
Hypernyms ("sixties" is a kind of...):
decade; decennary; decennium (a period of 10 years)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The time of life between 60 and 70
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
mid-sixties; sixties
Hypernyms ("sixties" is a kind of...):
time of life (a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state)
Holonyms ("sixties" is a part of...):
age; eld; geezerhood; old age; years (a late time of life)
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