four score and ten

The phrase "four score and ten" comes from an older way of counting by scores (groups of twenty) and is derived from biblical language.

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Definition

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(archaic)Ninety years, calculated as four times twenty plus ten.

Example

  • He lived to the ripe old age of four score and ten.