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threescore

/ˈθriː.skɔːr/

2 entries

adjective

/ˈθriː.skɔːr/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший термин, означающий шестьдесят (три раза по двадцать), в современном английском языке не используется.

An archaic term meaning sixty (three times twenty), now obsolete in modern English.

  1. Sixty in numberC2formalbritish

    Being ten more than fifty; sixty.

    ruШестьдесят

    • He lived to be threescore years and ten.
    • The ancient text mentioned threescore cities.
    • Threescore soldiers marched into the valley.

    Synonymssixty

Forms
  • more threescore comparative form
  • most threescore superlative form

noun

/ˈθriː.skɔːr/C2formalobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее набор или группу, состоящую из трёх раз по двадцать членов, то есть шестьдесят.

A noun referring to a set or group consisting of three times twenty members, meaning sixty.

  1. A set of sixtyC2formalbritish

    A group or collection consisting of sixty items or members.

    ruШестьдесят

    • The ancient text mentioned a threescore of soldiers.
    • He counted a threescore of sheep in the field.
    • The recipe called for a threescore of eggs.

    Synonymssixty

Forms
  • threescores plural form
  • threescores' possessive plural form
  • threescore's possessive singular form