60s
60s noun: the decade of the 1960s.
Noun (1)
60s pl (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
- “It’s possible when we started building research stations in the 50s and 60s words like ‘boondoggle’ might have been common at that time and it became a regular part of speech … in Antarctic culture it can take on a life of its own.”2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian
- 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
- The distant cousin of a sabbatical, the miniretirement refers to young workers taking a chunk of time out of their careers to travel, focus on passions or pick up a new side gig while they’re young, rather than waiting until their 60s.2024 December 31, Brooke Kato, “What is ‘microretirement’? Gen Z and millennials spawn new career trend to help with woes”, in New York Post
Noun (2) capitalized: 60S
60S (uncountable)
- The large subunit of the eukaryotic 80S ribosomes.
Synonyms of 60s
Forms of 60s
| alternative form | '60s |
|---|---|
| alternative form | 60's |
Origin of 60s
Referring to its sedimentation coefficient measured in svedbergs (S).
Questions about 60s
- What does 60s mean?
- 60s means the decade of the 1960s.
- What part of speech is 60s?
- 60s is a noun.
Words near 60s in the dictionary
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