sixty-second

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English

English ordinal numbers
 <  61st 62nd 63rd  > 
    Cardinal : sixty-two
    Ordinal : sixty-second

Adjective

sixty-second

  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.

Usage notes

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

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Noun

sixty-second (plural sixty-seconds)

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