three score and ten
Seventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected durationSeventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected duration.
» He ran away from home three times before he was ten.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, idiomatic)Seventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected duration.
Examples
8 sentencesHe ran away from home three times before he was ten.
Seven plus three is equal to ten.
ruСемь плюс три равняется десяти. — marafon
Three out of ten persons have a video.
I bought colored pencils, three euros for ten of them.
Three out of every ten citizens in this country are experiencing extreme poverty.
Translations
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From the Bible, Psalm 90, verse 10: "The days of our years are three score and ten."From the Bible, Psalm 90, verse 10: "The days of our years are three score and ten."
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