threescore

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threescore

  • /ˈθɹiskɔɹ/ US

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From three + score. Compare the etymology of Danish tres.

noun threescores

  1. archaic Sixty (60). And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand, and seuen hundred and threescore, very able men for the worke of the seruice of the house of God.

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noun sixty

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@misc{threescore_2026,
  title = {threescore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/threescore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}