"four score and ten" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From the Bible, in which King David is supposed to have lived three score and ten (70) years. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} four score and ten
  1. A human lifespan.
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see four, score, ten. 90.
    Sense id: en-four_score_and_ten-en-noun-Lct3BSlq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Ninety Disambiguation of Ninety: 0 0
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