fourscore

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈfɔrˈskɔr/ UK /ˈfɔːskɔː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

num
eighty (four times twenty)

He lived to the ripe age of fourscore years.

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Synonyms

1 num · eighty (four times twenty) eighty

Word family

Related forms score four

Etymology

From Middle English four score, from four + score ('twenty'), the latter from Old English scoru ('group of twenty, notch'), from Old Norse skor ('notch, tally').

scoru Old English

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Topics

Numbers & Quantity

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# fourscore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** num
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɔrˈskɔr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːskɔː/

## Meanings
1. eighty (four times twenty)

## Examples
- He lived to the ripe age of fourscore years.

## Synonyms
- eighty

## Related Forms
- score
- four

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: scoru

## Etymology
From Middle English four score, from four + score ('twenty'), the latter from Old English scoru ('group of twenty, notch'), from Old Norse skor ('notch, tally').

## AI Etymology
Fourscore comes from Middle English four score, from four + score ('twenty'), the latter from Old English scoru ('group of twenty, notch'), from Old Norse skor ('notch, tally'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a numeral and noun, it carries the sense "eighty (four times twenty)", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English scoru. Related words include score, four.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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