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<blockquote data-quote="Autistic_tendencies2" data-source="post: 77763" data-attributes="member: 480"><p>Three score and ten&quot; is an idiomatic phrase meaning 70 years, often used to define the traditional, biblical lifespan of a human. Originating from the King James Bible (Psalm 90:10), a &quot;score&quot; equals 20 years, making &quot;three score&quot; ([imath]3 \times 20[/imath]) + 10 equal to 70. It typically symbolizes a full, complete life. [<a href="https://israelmyglory.org/article/my-threescore-and-ten/" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/three_score_and_ten" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/566784/why-is-it-three-score-years-and-ten-almost-half-the-time-and-not-always-three" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-meaning-of-the-phrase-three-score-and-ten-and-ten-and-whats-the-origin" target="_blank">4</a>, <a href="https://biblehub.com/topical/t/three_scores_and_ten.htm" target="_blank">5</a>]</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Autistic_tendencies2, post: 77763, member: 480"] Three score and ten" is an idiomatic phrase meaning 70 years, often used to define the traditional, biblical lifespan of a human. Originating from the King James Bible (Psalm 90:10), a "score" equals 20 years, making "three score" ([imath]3 \times 20[/imath]) + 10 equal to 70. It typically symbolizes a full, complete life. [[URL='https://israelmyglory.org/article/my-threescore-and-ten/']1[/URL], [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/three_score_and_ten']2[/URL], [URL='https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/566784/why-is-it-three-score-years-and-ten-almost-half-the-time-and-not-always-three']3[/URL], [URL='https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-meaning-of-the-phrase-three-score-and-ten-and-ten-and-whats-the-origin']4[/URL], [URL='https://biblehub.com/topical/t/three_scores_and_ten.htm']5[/URL]] [/QUOTE]

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