What does four score and seven years ago mean?
Definitions for four score and seven years ago
four score and sev·en years ago
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four score and seven years agoadverb
As an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.
Etymology: In Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, he used this (at the time) commonplace measure of score, meaning "20 years". In modern language, it would be simply "87 years ago". However, the widespread notoriety of Lincoln's address, the unusual wording and its status as the first words of the speech have caused the phrase to enter the public consciousness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of four score and seven years ago in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of four score and seven years ago in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- أربع نقاط وقبل سبع سنواتArabic
- čtyři skóre a před sedmi letyCzech
- fire score og syv år sidenDanish
- vier Punkte und vor sieben JahrenGerman
- τέσσερα σκορ και πριν από επτά χρόνιαGreek
- antaŭ kvar poentaro kaj sep jarojEsperanto
- cuenta cuatro y siete años atrásSpanish
- چهار امتیاز و هفت سال پیشPersian
- neljä pistettä ja seitsemän vuotta sittenFinnish
- quatre points et il y a sept ansFrench
- ceithre scór agus seacht mbliana ó shinIrish
- चार अंक और सात साल पहलेHindi
- négy pont és hét évvel ezelőttHungarian
- չորս միավոր և յոթ տարի առաջArmenian
- empat angka dan tujuh tahun laluIndonesian
- Ottantasette anni faItalian
- ארבע ציונים ולפני שבע שניםHebrew
- 4 スコアと 7 年前Japanese
- ನಾಲ್ಕು ಸ್ಕೋರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಏಳು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆKannada
- 4점 7년 전Korean
- quattuor viginti et septem annosLatin
- vier score en zeven jaar geledenDutch
- fire score og syv år sidenNorwegian
- cztery gole i siedem lat temuPolish
- oitenta e sete anos atrásPortuguese
- acum patru zeci și șapte aniRomanian
- Четыре балла и семь лет назадRussian
- fyra poäng och sju år sedanSwedish
- நான்கு மதிப்பெண் மற்றும் ஏழு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்புTamil
- నాలుగు స్కోర్ మరియు ఏడు సంవత్సరాల క్రితంTelugu
- สี่คะแนนและเจ็ดปีที่แล้วThai
- dört skor ve yedi yıl önceTurkish
- чотири роки і сім років томуUkrainian
- چار سکور اور سات سال پہلےUrdu
- Bốn điểm và bảy năm trước đâyVietnamese
- פיר כעזשבן און זיבן יאר צוריקYiddish
- 四分和七年前Chinese
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