threescore

• Terme vieilli signifiant soixante (trois fois vingt), plus utilisé en anglais moderne.

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

1. Sixty in numberC2formalbritish

   Being ten more than fifty; sixty.

   Soixante (en nombre)

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

   Synonymessixty

• Nom désignant un ensemble ou un groupe de soixante unités, soit trois fois vingt.

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.

   ensemble de soixante

   • 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.

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