Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fivescore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fivescore
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Fivescore years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. (Martin Luther King Jr., 1963, I have a dream)"

Etymology

From five + score.

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does fivescore mean?: hundred
Where does fivescore come from?: From five + score.

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