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Meaning of "fourscore" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FOURSCORE

ˌfɔːˈskɔː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOURSCORE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fourscore is a determiner.
The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES FOURSCORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fourscore

Fourscore was the signature tune used by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom for 10 years, from 1982 to 1992. It was composed by Lord David Dundas. Various short excerpts from the piece, which were the various orchestrations of the same four note melody, in the key of F Major, were used to accompany the channel ident used between programmes. For each time the music was used for the ident, Dundas received a royalty of £3.50, which totalled approximately £1,000 per week. At the time, the sequence of four notes was the shortest musical piece to be copyrighted. A related piece with the same four-note theme, Fourscore II, was used by the channel to accompany stills in the event of technical faults, and was played during commercial breaks. The two pieces were issued on a single by Polydor Records, credited to The Airwave Orchestra.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOURSCORE

eightscore · ninescore · outscore · overscore · prescore · rescore · scaw · score · sixscore · Skaw · threescore · topscore · underscore

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOURSCORE

fourpence · fourpenny · fourpenny one · fourplay · fourplex · fourscorth · fourses · foursome · foursome reel · foursquare · foursquarely · foursquareness · fourteen · Fourteen Points · fourteener · fourteenth · fourteenthly · fourth · fourth dimension

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOURSCORE

aggregate score · albacore · apgar score · Bradford score · common core · encore · full score · hard core · hardcore · manticore · over the score · raw score · scratch score · settle a score · short score · standard scratch score · TE score · the score · Travancore · vocal score

Synonyms and antonyms of fourscore in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fourscore» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FOURSCORE

Find out the translation of fourscore to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fourscore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fourscore» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

八十
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ochenta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fourscore
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

fourscore
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثمانون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

восьмидесяти
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

oitenta
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আশি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

quatre-vingt-
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Berumur empat puluh tahun
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

achtzig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

80歳
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

팔십
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wolung puluh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tám mươi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எண்பது
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ऐंशी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

seksen
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fourscore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

ośmdziesiąt
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вісімдесяти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

optzeci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fourscore
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tagtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åttio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åtti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fourscore

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOURSCORE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of fourscore
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fourscore

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOURSCORE»

Discover the use of fourscore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fourscore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fourscore and 7
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Betsy Franco, 1999
2
Fourscore Years: A Record of Lockwood, Greene & Co.'s ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Inc Lockwood Greene Engineers, 2012
3
Beyond Fourscore: Being Some of the Later Experiences, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Garritson Browning, 2010
4
Fourscore Years
The autobiography of the medievalist and historian G. G. Coulton, written only a few years before his death in 1947.
George Gordon Coulton, 2012
5
Speeches and Literary Contributions at Fourscore and Four
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Chauncey Mitchell DePew, 2009
6
Province of Reason
Grant, Fourscore, pp. 103, 110-111, 127-132. 15. Grant, Fourscore, p. 112. 16. Grant, Fourscore, pp. 113, 116-117. 17. Grant, Fourscore, pp. 118, 125. 18. Grant, Fourscore, pp. 125, 157-159. 19. Grant, Fourscore, pp. 132-133, 145-148, ...
Sam Bass Warner, Jr., 1988
7
Thoughts at Fourscore and Earlier; a Medley
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Thomas Cooper, 2012
8
Some Views on the Threshold of Fourscore
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew, 2012
9
Blank Verse: A Guide to Its History and Use
The first sentence of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address reads, “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Robert Burns Shaw, 2007
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An Exact Abridgment, in English, of the Eleven Books of ...
2 E. 6. the rector of Ched. demised the rectory to El. El- derker for fourscore years, if she should live so long ; and if she dyed within the said term, or aliened, that then her estate should cease, and then by the same indenture demises the ...
Thomas Ireland (Sir.), Sir Edward Coke, John A. Dunlap, 1813

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOURSCORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fourscore is used in the context of the following news items.
1
David White: Fresno Grizzlies manager DeFrancesco a changed …
Fourscore and 13 days ago, the legend goes, the ol' skipper Tony DeFrancesco called himself a team meeting before the Fresno Grizzlies ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
2
Yonkers man convicted of 2 rape attempts
... witnesses and a shirt he wore that had an image of Abraham Lincoln holding a red cup with the caption "I'm so going to fourscore tonight.". «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
3
Washington fetes Prof. Larissa Onyshkevych
WASHINGTON – We do not often expect a person of fourscore years to teach us something fresh and new. That this is mistaken was brilliantly ... «The Ukrainian Weekly, Jun 15»
4
Design By Humans Releases Officially Licensed Star Wars Apparel
At the request of DBH, popular artists like fourscore, kdeuce, Hydro74, Wotto and jimiyo endured extensive Jedi training under the tutelage of ... «Consumer Electronics Net, Jun 15»
5
Words worth remembering
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition ... «Hartselle Enquirer, Jun 15»
6
Time to put lost Scottish children's books back on the shelf
"There is a rod for every age, from the child of a year old, to the man of fourscore," she says, before really getting into her stride. "A child is ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
7
Gregory, Dove's oratorio captivate in La Jolla
... as merry, That a cherry was as red—That lead was as weighty, That fourscore was as eighty, That a door was as wooden as in England—“. «San Diego Jewish World, Jun 15»
8
Deadline at hand for CRIZ tax reporting
Zosky heads FourScore, the company Lancaster retained to help firms with CRIZ compliance. Patterson, likewise, said in December that most ... «LancasterOnline, Jun 15»
9
What's with this 'beta-lilt'?
I recall a teacher reciting the Gettysburg Address: “Fourscore and seven years ago, ya know, our Fathers, ya know, brought forth…” Building to ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
10
On the Record with Carol: Memorial Day 2015 in Washington, DC
First stop was Gettysburg, “Fourscore and seven years ago…….” Lincoln's words should be committed to memory by every schoolboy. It was a ... «Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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