Threescore

//ˈθɹiskɔɹ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sixty (60). archaic

    "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."

  2. 2
    a set with 3 times 20 members wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    being ten more than fifty wordnet

Synonyms

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60boxcarsdozenelevenfortnightfourscore

Example

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"Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

three score and ten

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