Meaning of 60s | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The decade of the 1960s.
   plural, plural-only
2. The large subunit of the eukaryotic 80S ribosomes.
   uncountable
3. A range of the numbers sixty (60) to sixty-nine (69).
   plural, plural-only

Examples

“I suppose you could blame it on my generation, chickens from the 60s finally coming into roost.”

““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.””

“Many of his friends are joining a burgeoning international community of elderweds, or those who marry in their 60s, 70s or even 80s.”

“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.”

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