English Explanatory Dictionary

three score and ten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Seventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected duration.

Pronunciation

En-au-three score and ten.ogg

Word forms

three score and ten three-score and ten three-score-and-ten threescore and ten threescore-and-ten

Etymology

From the Bible, Psalm 90, verse 10: "The days of our years are three score and ten."

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