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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 num · eighty (four times twenty) eighty Word family Related forms scorefour Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown