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sixscore

sixscore

9.9
The number one hundred and twenty
  • numeral
  • Archaic
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  • He claimed to have lived for sixscore years, astonishing everyone with his age.

Examples

  • The village once had sixscore inhabitants before the great migration.

  • The ancient manuscript mentioned a total of sixscore warriors in the battle.

  • The old book mentioned a sum of sixscore years.

  • In the story, the hero lived for sixscore years.

  • The ancient manuscript mentioned a total of sixscore warriors in the battle.

  • The village once had sixscore inhabitants before the great migration.

  • He claimed to have lived for sixscore years, astonishing everyone with his age.

Synonyms

120
vssixscore
286 1.0

A number that is one hundred twenty

is the old-fashioned name for that same numeric value
one hundred twenty
vssixscore
  • US
8 1.0

A number equal to 120, ten more than one hundred ten

is the old-fashioned name for that same numeric value
long hundred
vssixscore
  • Archaic
9.9

An old way to count that is 120

is the archaic spoken form for the same counted quantity
great hundred
vssixscore
  • Archaic
9.9

An old way to mean 120, not 100, used when counting goods

is the antiquated general name rather than a trade-specific term

Surface Forms

sixscore cardinal word
120 cardinal digit
120th ordinal digit

Morphology

sixscore = six + score (semi-transparent) = six + score

Formally compositional as 'six' + 'score' = 6×20, but the sense depends on the archaic/rare meaning of 'score' = 20.

Etymology

The word sixscore comes from the parts six and score, where score was an old word for 'twenty'. So sixscore is simply 'six times twenty', or 120, which is why the word means that number.