sixty-second

English

English ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sixty-two
    Ordinal : sixty-second

Numeral

sixty-second

  1. (ordinal) 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.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

  • 62nd, 62nd

Translations

Noun

sixty-second (plural sixty-seconds)

  1. (fractional) One of sixty-two equal parts of a whole.
    A sixty-second of 1240 is 20.
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