Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fourscore and seven years ago

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
fourscore and -sev-en years a-go
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does fourscore and seven years ago mean?
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