threescore

/ˈθriˌskɔr/
noun
  1. The number sixty.
    • The ancient text mentioned a reign of threescore days.
    • Threescore years ago, my grandfather built this house with his own hands.
    • He lived to be threescore and ten, a full life by any measure.
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adjective
  1. Being sixty in number.
    • The army marched with threescore soldiers in each battalion.
    • The choir had threescore members, all dressed in white.
    • She counted threescore eggs in the basket.
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