sixties
IPA: sˈɪkstiz
noun
- The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69.
- (temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 60 and 69.
- The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)
- (US) A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.
- Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.) [The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s)]
adjective
- From or evoking the 61st through 70th years of a century (chiefly the 1960s).
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Examples of "sixties" in Sentences
- The sixties was a decade known for its counterculture movement and social unrest
- My grandparents always tell stories about the wild parties they attended in the sixties
- The sixties was a time of great change and revolution in music, fashion, and politics
- She dressed up as a hippie from the sixties for Halloween, complete with bell-bottoms and tie-dye
- Many iconic bands and musicians rose to fame during the sixties, such as The Beatles and Bob Dylan
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