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fourscores

fourscores is the plural of fourscore.

Meaning of fourscore

Noun

fourscore (plural fourscores)

  1. A quantity or amount of eighty.
    • W. J. Davis, a retired missionary, a veteran in the fourscores of his years.1922, James Edward Carruthers, Memories of an Australian Ministry, 1868 to 1921, page 125

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Questions about fourscores

What is fourscores the plural of?
Fourscores is the plural of fourscore.

Words near fourscores in the dictionary

  1. fourrier
  2. fourriers
  3. fours
  4. fourscore
  5. fourscore and seven years ago
  6. fourscores
  7. fourses
  8. foursies
  9. foursome
  10. foursome reel
  11. foursome reels

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