Meaning & use
Fourscore
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Amounting to eighty in number.
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"Fourscore and seven years ago," Lincoln began his famous address.
The old farmhouse had stood for fourscore years before it finally collapsed.
A note on using this word
An archaic term built from 'four' plus 'score', with 'score' meaning a group of twenty; it survives mainly in literary or ceremonial speech.
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eighty
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