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1960s

1960s

208 1.8
A ten-year period from 1960 to 1969 with big social and cultural change
  • noun
  • /ˈnaɪnˈtɪsɪz/
translation icon : los años sesenta
  • Behind me, on the horizon I think you'll see an old, derelict, 1960s hotel.
  • early 1960s
  • late 1960s
  • 1950s and 1960s

Examples

  • In the 1960s, I messed up.

    Vamps (2012)

  • Study-abroad programs experienced a dramatic increase in number between the early 1960s and mid-1970s.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The title brings to mind the action art of the 1960s and the development of performance art.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Starting in the 1960s and early 1970s, however, all this began to change.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Like for instance, the social significance of the 1960s.

    Stuck on You! (1982)

  • You see my family moved to North Hollywood from Mississippi in the 1960s.

    North Hollywood (2021)

  • In the 1960s and 1970s, South Korea chose to develop itself through rapid industrialization.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Here is a 1960s playlist that I used for a talk at UC Berkeley in 2007.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Cervical screening in the UK began in the 1960s, but was localised, opportunistic, and disorganised.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The 1960s were marked by groundbreaking music, fashion, and civil rights movements.

Synonyms

sixties
vs1960s
46 2.1

The years from 1960 to 1969

is the same but written with numerals rather than letters

Surface Forms

1960s singular
1960's singular
1960s plural

Morphology

1960s = 1960 + s

Clear plural/decade formation from the numeral '1960'; learners who recognize the year will understand it denotes the decade 1960–1969.

Etymology

1960S is a short way to name the ten years from 1960 to 1969, often written as '60s, and so it means 'decade'. We use 1960s to talk about the music, fashion, and big social changes of that time, so the form helps us refer quickly to that period.