sexagenary

sex·ag·e·nar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-saj-uh-ner-ee]
- /sɛkˈsædʒ əˌnɛr i/
- /sek.ˈsæ.dʒɪ.nə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-saj-uh-ner-ee]
- /sɛkˈsædʒ əˌnɛr i/

Definitions of sexagenary word

adjective sexagenary of or relating to the number 60. 1
adjective sexagenary composed of or proceeding by sixties. 1
abbreviation SEXAGENARY sexagenarian. 1
noun plural sexagenary a sexagenarian. 1

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Origin of sexagenary

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Latin sexāgēnārius, equivalent to sexāgēn(ī), distributive of sexāgintā sixty + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Sexagenary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sexagenary

sexagenary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sexagenary usage trend in Literature

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