twoscore

• Terme vieilli signifiant 'quarante' (deux fois vingt). Rarement utilisé en anglais moderne, sauf dans un contexte historique ou biblique.

An archaic term meaning 'forty' (two score). It is rarely used in modern English outside of historical or biblical contexts.

1. Forty in numberC2formal

   Being ten more than thirty; forty.

   Quarante en nombre

   • The ancient text mentioned a period of twoscore years.
   • He lived for twoscore and ten years, as the old saying goes.
   • The army numbered twoscore thousand soldiers.

   Synonymesforty