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60's

60's is the alternative form of 60s.

Meaning of 60s

Noun

60s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade of the 1960s.
    • I suppose you could blame it on my generation, chickens from the 60s finally coming into roost.1995, Loudon Wainwright III, Cobwebs
    Synonyms:
    1960s, sixties
  2. (plural, plural-only) A range of the numbers sixty (60) to sixty-nine (69).
    • Many of his friends are joining a burgeoning international community of elderweds, or those who marry in their 60s, 70s or even 80s.2002 January 8, Cheong Suk-Wai, “Faith in a new tomorrow”, in The Straits Times

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Questions about 60's

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60's is the alternative form of 60s.

Words near 60's in the dictionary

  1. 6-PTHB
  2. 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin
  3. 6/4
  4. 6/6
  5. 6/8
  6. 60's
  7. 60-0
  8. 60-0s
  9. 60-gon
  10. 60-gons
  11. 600-cell

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