fourscore
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fourscore
- /ˈfɔːskɔː/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹskoɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From four + score.
number four score · four-score
- Eighty. Thou ſtick'ſt a dagger in me, I ſhall neuer ſee my gold againe, foureſcore ducats at aſitting, foureſcore ducats.
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A full-length life, reckoned as eighty years.
[…] I know every life is equally sacred, but that is a thought, another thought, I mean, all these valuable people who aren’t going to have their normal fourscore as it is now, these people aren’t going to be replaced, and it’s such a loss to the culture.
Similar: three score and ten
noun fourscores · four score · four-score
- A quantity or amount of eighty. W. J. Davis, a retired missionary, a veteran in the fourscores of his years.
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num eighty — see also eighty
| Español | ochenta |
|---|---|
| Français | quatre-vingts, huitante |
| Deutsch | achtzig |
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