- threescore and ten
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three score and ten — Meaning The span of a life. Seventy years, as given in the Bible. Origin The Bible, Psalms 90:10. The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow;… … Meaning and origin of phrases
threescore — /ˈθriskɔ/ (say threeskaw) phrase threescore and ten, seventy years, especially when considered as a marker of old age …
threescore — three|score [ ,θri skɔr ] an old word meaning sixty : threescore years and ten (=70 years): He had lived for threescore years and ten … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Heroes and Villains — Infobox Single Name = Heroes and Villains Artist = The Beach Boys from Album = Smiley Smile Released = July 24, 1967 Format = Vinyl Recorded = October 1966 (backing track of first two verses) June 12 14,1967 (remainder) Genre = Psychedelic pop… … Wikipedia
List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament … Wikipedia
Judges 9 — 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother s father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is… … The King James version of the Bible
2 Chronicles 2 — 1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six… … The King James version of the Bible
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score — Synonyms and related words: L, Nachtmusik, Sexagesima, Vandyke, absolute music, accompaniment, accomplish, account, account current, account for, account rendered, account stated, accounts payable, accounts receivable, achieve, acquire, adapt,… … Moby Thesaurus
boxcars — Synonyms and related words: L, Sexagesima, boxcar, dozen, duodecimo, eighty, eleven, fifteen, fifty, five and twenty, fortnight, forty, four and twenty, fourscore, fourscore and ten, fourteen, half a hundred, long dozen, ninety, nonagenarian,… … Moby Thesaurus
