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sexagesimal

se·xa·ge·simal

UK/ˌsɛk.səˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths

  • “the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees”

Origin

From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”).

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