Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)Sixty (60).

More definitions
  • a set with 3 times 20 members

Examples

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

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: threescores
Singularthreescore
Pluralthreescores

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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