"Sixties" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Sixties pl (plural only)
  1. The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s) Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: 1960s, '60s, 60s, sixties
    Sense id: en-Sixties-en-noun-Q71tmTIi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 47 53
  2. (US) A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s. Tags: US, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Sixties-en-noun-qSQBucl6 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 47 53

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