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threescores

threescores is the plural of threescore.

Meaning of threescore

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

Questions about threescores

What is threescores the plural of?
Threescores is the plural of threescore.

Words near threescores in the dictionary

  1. threequels
  2. threes
  3. threescore
  4. threescore and ten
  5. threescore-and-ten
  6. threescores
  7. threeside
  8. threesides
  9. threesies
  10. threesome
  11. threesomeness

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