First Known Use: 1685
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1sexagesimal
adjective sex·a·ges·i·mal \-ˈje-sə-məl\
Definition of SEXAGESIMAL
: of, relating to, or based on the number 60
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Origin of SEXAGESIMAL
Latin sexagesimus sixtieth, from sexaginta sixty
Rhymes with SEXAGESIMAL
2sexagesimal
noun
Definition of SEXAGESIMAL
: a sexagesimal fraction
First Known Use of SEXAGESIMAL
1685
Rhymes with SEXAGESIMAL
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