sixty-second

adj, noun — 3 senses

sixty-second

adj

/ˌsɪksti ˈsɛkənd/ · /ˌsɪksti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/

1

The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.

  • The answer appears on the sixty-second page of the book.
  • She finished sixty-second in the race.
2

Lasting sixty seconds.

sixty-second

noun
1

One of sixty-two equal parts of a whole.

  • A sixty-second of 1240 is 20.

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