soixantaine

French

Etymology

From soixante +‎ -aine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swa.sɑ̃.tɛn/

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Noun

soixantaine f (plural soixantaines)

1. about sixty
2. one's sixties (period of life between ages 60 and 69)

   une femme dans la soixantaine

   a woman in her sixties

Related terms

• centaine, cinquantaine, dizaine, douzaine, huitaine, quarantaine, quinzaine, trentaine, vingtaine

Further reading

• “soixantaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012