three score and ten

== English == === Alternative forms === three-score and ten, three-score-and-ten, threescore and ten, threescore-and-ten === Etymology === From the Bible, Psalm 90, verse 10: "The days of our years are three score and ten." === Pronunciation === === Noun === three score and ten (somewhat dated, idiomatic) Seventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected duration. ==== Translations ==== === References ===