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threescore

US/ˈθɹiskɔɹ/

threescore noun: sixty (60).

Noun

threescore (plural 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 9:13
    • Words cannot picture her; but all men know
      That solemn sketch the pure sad artist wrought
      Three centuries and threescore years ago1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, XXI

Forms of threescore

pluralthreescores

Origin of threescore

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

Words formed from threescore

Phrases with threescore

Questions about threescore

What does threescore mean?
Threescore means sixty (60).
What part of speech is threescore?
Threescore is a noun.
How do you pronounce threescore?
Threescore is pronounced /ˈθɹiskɔɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of threescore?
The plural of threescore is threescores.

Words near threescore in the dictionary

  1. threequarter
  2. threequarters
  3. threequel
  4. threequels
  5. threes
  6. threescore
  7. threescore and ten
  8. threescore-and-ten
  9. threescores
  10. threeside
  11. threesides

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