fourscore

ˈfɔːrˌskɔːr

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Definition of fourscore - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

numbers

Rare

group or set of eighty items

Rare

The collection included a fourscore of rare stamps.

eighty

octet

lifespan

Rare

full-length life of eighty years

Rare

He lived a fourscore and was content.

eighty

lifespan

octogenarian

Adjective

number

Rare

being ten more than seventy

Rare

The man lived to the ripe age of fourscore.

eighty

octogenarian

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fourscore and ten

the number ninety, often used in historical contexts

He lived to the age of fourscore and ten.

Origin of fourscore

Old English, feower (four) + scoru (twenty)

Examples of fourscore in a sentence

A fourscore of soldiers marched into the town.
Reaching a fourscore is a rare achievement.
She celebrated her fourscore with family and friends.
The document was written fourscore years ago.
She celebrated her fourscore birthday with family.

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French:quatre-vingtaine, quatre-vingts ans, ...
German:Satz von achtzig, achtzig, ...
Italian:ottanta, ottant'anni, ...
Spanish:ochenta, octogenario, ...
Portuguese:oitenta, oitenta anos, ...
Chinese:八十个, 八十, ...
Japanese:八十の集まり, 80の, ...
Arabic:مَجْمُوعَة مِن ثَمَانِين, ثَمانون, ...
Hebrew:קְבוּצַת שְׁמוֹנִים, שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה, ...
Russian:восемьдесят штук, восемьдесят, ...
Ukrainian:вісімдесят, вісімдесят років, ...
Hindi:अस्सी का समूह, अस्सी, ...
Bengali:আশির দল, আশি, ...
Catalan:grup de vuitanta, vuitanta, ...
Czech:osmdesát, osmdesát let věku, ...
Danish:gruppe af firs, firs, ...
Dutch:tachtigtal, tachtig, ...
Greek:ομάδα των ογδόντα, ογδόντα, ...
Hungarian:nyolcvan darab, nyolcvan, ...
Khmer:ប៉ែតសិប, អាយុជីវិតពេញប៉ែតសិបឆ្នាំ, ...
Korean:여든, 여든의, ...
Persian:هشتاد, هشتاد سال, ...
Polish:osiemdziesiątka, osiemdziesięcioletni, ...
Portuguese (BR):oitenta, oitenta anos, ...
Romanian:optzeci, optzeci de ani, ...
Swedish:åttio, åttiotal, ...
Thai:แปดสิบ, แปดสิบปี, ...
Turkish:seksen, doksan, ...
Vietnamese:tám mươi, tám mươi năm, ...

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