sixtieth

An ordinal number adjective referring to the position or rank of number 60 in a sequence.

• 🌐اسم مفعول أو صفة عددية تدل على المرتبة أو الرتبة التي يكون فيها الشيء في الموضع الستين من سلسلة مرتبة. وتستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على الجزء الواحد من ستين جزءًا متساوٍ.

1. Ordinal number A2 formal

   The number that comes after fifty-ninth and before sixty-first in a sequence.

   • He celebrated his sixtieth birthday with a big party.
   • The sixtieth chapter of the book is very exciting.
   • She finished in sixtieth place in the marathon.

   🌐الستون

• more sixtieth comparative form
• most sixtieth superlative form

A noun referring to the position or rank that is number 60 in a sequence, or one of sixty equal parts of a whole.

• 🌐اسم يدل على المرتبة أو الموقع رقم ستين في تسلسل ما، أو على جزء واحد من ستين جزءًا متساويًا من الكل.

1. Position 60 B1 formal

   The item or person that is number 60 in a sequence or order.

   • He was the sixtieth person to arrive at the event.
   • The sixtieth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
   • She finished in sixtieth place in the marathon.

   🌐الستون

2. Fractional part B1 formal

   One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

   • A sixtieth of the budget was allocated to research.
   • He received only a sixtieth of the total inheritance.
   • The recipe calls for a sixtieth of a liter of oil.

   🌐جزء من ستين

   المرادفات: one-sixtieth

• sixtieths plural form
• sixtieths' possessive plural form
• sixtieth's possessive singular form

The cardinal numeral representing the quantity of sixty units; the sixtieth positive integer following fifty-nine; a composite number (2²×3×5); a round multiple of ten commonly used in counting, measurement, timekeeping (minutes, seconds), and age milestones. Also functions as a noun (denoting the symbol, quantity, or group of sixty), adjective/determiner (modifying nouns to indicate quantity), and pronoun (standing in for a plural noun phrase).

• 🌐العدد الكاردينالي الدال على ستين من الأشياء أو الأشخاص أو وحدات العد، وهو عدد مستدير من مضاعفات العشرة؛ ويُستعمل أيضاً كاسم أو صفة أو ضمير.

1. Cardinal numeral: the number 60 A1 formal

   Used to denote a quantity of sixty persons or things; the sixtieth positive integer in the sequence of natural numbers; a composite number (2²×3×5); represents a sixtyfold quantity in counting, mathematics, and everyday usage.

   • There are sixty minutes in an hour.
   • She scored sixty points in the tournament.
   • Sixty plus sixty equals one hundred twenty.
   • The vehicle travels at sixty miles per hour.
   • He completed sixty repetitions during the workout.

   🌐عدد أصلي: العدد 60

2. Noun: the number, symbol, or group of sixty A2 formal

   A noun referring to the cardinal number sixty; the numeral symbol 60 or LX; a set, collection, or group consisting of sixty items; a playing card displaying sixty (in extended decks); a team or ensemble of sixty members; in currency, a sixty-unit banknote.

   • The number sixty marks the diamond anniversary milestone.
   • Circle the sixties in this demographic analysis.
   • The choir consists of a sixty of vocalists.
   • In some card variants, the sixty holds special scoring value.
   • The procurement list includes a sixty of registered vendors.

   🌐اسم: العدد أو الرمز أو مجموعة من ستين

3. Adjective/Determiner: amounting to sixty A1 formal

   Used attributively before a noun to indicate that the quantity or number of the noun is sixty; modifies plural countable nouns to specify exact quantity.

   • They booked a sixty-day research expedition.
   • We need sixty additional badges for the conference.
   • The laboratory protocol requires sixty milliliters of the reagent.
   • She has sixty years of experience in academic publishing.
   • Sixty international delegations participated in the forum.

   🌐صفة/محدد: بمقدار ستين

4. Pronoun: sixty people or things (plural) B1 formal

   Used as a pronoun to refer to sixty previously mentioned or understood persons or things; takes plural verb agreement.

   • Six hundred applied, but only sixty were selected for the program.
   • I invited four hundred guests; sixty confirmed their attendance.
   • How many seats should we reserve? — Sixty will be ideal.
   • Several companies submitted proposals, but sixty advanced to the final review.
   • Of the manuscripts evaluated, sixty were accepted for publication.

   🌐ضمير: ستون شخصًا أو شيئًا

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