present participle of sixth

simple past tense and past participle of sixth

plural of sixty-one

Alternative form of north of 60.

(Canada, historical) The government practice of forcibly taking Aboriginal children away from their families to be brought up in foster care or adopted into white families, which occurred from the late 1950s until the 1980s.

(Star Wars, fandom slang) The Sixth of May (May 6). The second Star Wars Day, the second day after May the Fourth (May 4). Sometimes used to celebrate the Dark Side, when May 4 is used to celebrate the Jedi.

(US, beer) A keg that is one sixth of a barrel (31/6 gallons, 5 1/6 gallons).

(music, very rare) A note played for 1⁄256 of the duration of a whole note.

(Christianity, Quakerism) Friday (the sixth day of the Judeo-Christian seven day week)

The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s) / (US) A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s.