60th
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The position that is number sixty in a list
- adjective
- /ˈsɪkstiˌəθ/
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sexagésimo
- She finished in 60th place in the marathon.
Examples
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The conference will be held on the 60th floor of the building.
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She celebrated her 60th birthday last week.
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This year marks the company's 60th anniversary.
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It's her 60th birthday!
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This year marks the company's 60th anniversary.
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She finished in 60th place in the marathon.
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It's her 60th birthday!
Synonyms
sixtieth
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Coming in position number sixty in a list
is identical in meaning but shows the position using numerals with an ordinal suffix
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Surface Forms
Morphology
60th = sixty (transparent) = 60 + th
The ordinal suffix '-th' transparently marks the number 'sixty' as an ordinal.
Etymology
The word 60th is simply the number sixty plus the ending -th, which turns a number into its place in a list. So, like in first or fourth, 60th means 'in the sixtieth position' or 'number sixty' in order.