English Explanatory Dictionary

four score and ten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A human lifespan.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see four, score, ten. 90.

Word forms

four score and ten

Etymology

From the Bible, in which King David is supposed to have lived three score and ten (70) years.

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