sixty-two
Definition
Adjective: Being two more than sixty; the number 62.
Usage
This word is a cardinal number used for counting, ordering, or labeling a quantity exactly two greater than sixty. * The recipe calls for sixty-two grams of sugar. * She scored sixty-two points in the game. * Page sixty-two contains the answer.
Advanced Usage
- As a determiner: It can directly modify a noun without "of" when referring to a specific, countable group.
- Sixty-two participants completed the survey.
- In compound numbers: It forms the base for numbers between sixty-two and sixty-nine.
- sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four...
- With "of" for part of a whole: Used with "of the" to specify a subset.
- Sixty-two of the original seventy samples were usable.
Variants and Related Words
- 62 (adj/n): The Arabic numeral form.
- LXII (adj/n): The Roman numeral form.
- sixty-second (adj): Ordinal number; coming next after the sixty-first in position.
- This is the sixty-second edition of the annual report.
Synonyms
- 62
- LXII
Different Meanings
This word functions exclusively as a numeral and does not have other distinct meanings. Its sole purpose is to denote the specific cardinal number 62.
Adjective
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being two more than sixty
