threescore C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity Also spelled three-score US /ˈθriˌskɔr/ UK /ˈθriːskɔː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 num archaic term for sixty The old man had lived threescore years and seen many changes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 num · archaic term for sixty sixty Word family Related forms scorefourscoretwoscore Etymology AI details A compound of three + score ('a group of twenty'), so 'three twenties' equals sixty; score is from Old English scoru, borrowed from Old Norse skor. three Old English scoru Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # threescore **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** num **IPA (US):** /ˈθriˌskɔr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθriːskɔː/ ## Meanings 1. archaic term for sixty ## Examples - The old man had lived threescore years and seen many changes. ## Synonyms - sixty ## Related Forms - score - fourscore - twoscore ## Roots and Affixes - Root: three - Root: scoru ## Etymology A compound of three + score ('a group of twenty'), so 'three twenties' equals sixty; score is from Old English scoru, borrowed from Old Norse skor. ## AI Etymology Threescore is a compound of three + score ('a group of twenty'), so 'three twenties' equals sixty; score is from Old English scoru, borrowed from Old Norse skor. Important recorded forms include three (Old English) and scoru (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers archaic term for sixty. The wider family includes related words such as score, fourscore, and twoscore. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Register & Style markdown