English Explanatory Dictionary

fourscore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. Eighty.
  2. A full-length life, reckoned as eighty years.
noun
  1. A quantity or amount of eighty.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːskɔː/ /ˈfɔɹskoɹ/ En-us-fourscore.ogg

Word forms

fourscore four score four-score fourscores

Etymology

From four + score.

Synonyms

three score and ten

Related words

four score and seven years ago twoscore
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