Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

four score seven years ago

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
four s-core -sev-en years a-go
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does four score seven years ago mean?
Alternative form of four score and seven years ago.

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