fourscore

An archaic term meaning 'eighty' (four times twenty), famously used in historical texts and speeches, such as the Gettysburg Address.

• 🇵🇹Termo arcaico que significa 'oitenta' (quatro vezes vinte), usado famosamente em textos e discursos históricos, como o Discurso de Gettysburg.

1. Eighty C2 formal

   An archaic term meaning eighty (80) in number.

   • Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
   • He lived to be fourscore years old.
   • The manuscript was fourscore pages long.

   🇵🇹Oitenta

   Sinônimos: eighty

• more fourscore comparative form
• most fourscore superlative form

An archaic noun meaning the number eighty (four times twenty), historically used in counting and in biblical or literary contexts.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo arcaico que designa o número oitenta (quatro vezes vinte), usado historicamente na contagem e em contextos bíblicos ou literários.

1. Eighty C2 formal

   An archaic term meaning the number eighty (80).

   • Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
   • He lived to be fourscore years old.
   • The document was written fourscore years before the war.

   🇵🇹Oitenta

   Sinônimos: eighty

• fourscore plural form
• fourscore' possessive plural form
• fourscore's possessive singular form