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four score and ten

noun

Etymology

From the Bible, in which King David is supposed to have lived three score and ten (70) years.

Definitions

  1. A human lifespan.

    • Our four score and ten are a mere twelve or thirteen years to a dog.
    • I have completed my four-score-and-ten, but physical age seems to be less important than life insurance statistics would indicate.
    • when I was in the Army there were some guys who said they'd rather die in combat— go down fighting— than live out their four score and ten.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see four, score, ten. 90.

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