"sexagenary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ [General-American], /sɛkˈsæd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/ [General-American], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɛkˈsæd͡ʒɪnɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɛkˈsæd͡ʒɪnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sexāgēnārius||sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old}} Latin sexāgēnārius (“sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old”), {{der|en|fr|sexagénaire}} French sexagénaire, {{der|en|la|sexāgēnus||60 each}} Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”), {{m|la|sexaginta||six tens, sixty}} sexaginta (“six tens, sixty”), {{m|en|sexagenarian}} sexagenarian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sexagenary (not comparable)
  1. Of or related to the number sixty
    Containing sixty years.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sixty
    Sense id: en-sexagenary-en-adj-9eCHJXsJ Disambiguation of Sixty: 18 27 27 17 11 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sexa-, English terms suffixed with -ary Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sexa-: 23 21 21 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 12 22 29 29 7
  2. Of or related to the number sixty
    (now rare) Synonym of sexagenarian: lasting or aged sixty years; sixty-year-old.
    Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Age, People, Sixty Synonyms: sexagenarian [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sexagenary-en-adj-gYhI~ISh Disambiguation of Age: 6 44 4 4 43 Disambiguation of People: 1 42 7 7 44 Disambiguation of Sixty: 18 27 27 17 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sexa-, English terms suffixed with -ary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 11 37 35 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sexa-: 23 21 21 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 12 22 29 29 7
  3. Of or related to the number sixty
    (mathematics, astronomy, now rare) Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60.
    Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Mathematics, Sixty Synonyms: sexagesimal [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sexagenary-en-adj-RjeuN1Nt Disambiguation of Sixty: 18 27 27 17 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sexa-, English terms suffixed with -ary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 11 37 35 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sexa-: 23 21 21 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 12 22 29 29 7 Topics: astronomy, mathematics, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ [General-American], /sɛkˈsæd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/ [General-American], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒiːnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛksəˈd͡ʒɛnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɛkˈsæd͡ʒɪnɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɛkˈsæd͡ʒɪnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: sexagenaries [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sexāgēnārius||sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old}} Latin sexāgēnārius (“sixty; sixty years old; a sixty-year-old”), {{der|en|fr|sexagénaire}} French sexagénaire, {{der|en|la|sexāgēnus||60 each}} Latin sexāgēnus (“60 each”), {{m|la|sexaginta||six tens, sixty}} sexaginta (“six tens, sixty”), {{m|en|sexagenarian}} sexagenarian Head templates: {{en-noun}} sexagenary (plural sexagenaries)
  1. (mathematics, astronomy, now rare) Synonym of sexagesimal: base-60 numeration. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Astronomy, Mathematics, Sixty Synonyms: sexagesimal [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sexagenary-en-noun-GVfuN8Wb Disambiguation of Sixty: 18 27 27 17 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sexa-, English terms suffixed with -ary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 11 37 35 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sexa-: 23 21 21 21 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 12 22 29 29 7 Topics: astronomy, mathematics, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (now rare) Synonym of sexagenarian: a sixty-year-old. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Age, People, Sixty Synonyms: sexagenarian [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sexagenary-en-noun-1FHNwukn Disambiguation of Age: 6 44 4 4 43 Disambiguation of People: 1 42 7 7 44 Disambiguation of Sixty: 18 27 27 17 11 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sexa- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sexa-: 23 21 21 21 14

Inflected forms

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