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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries四十
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yonjū
"彼は四十年生きました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A term used to denote the number forty.
"The old man spoke of his fourscore years with pride." - 2
An archaic expression for a period of forty years.
"In his fourscore of life, he witnessed many changes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fourscore' originates from the Old English 'fēowertig', meaning 'forty'. It combines 'four' and 'score', where 'score' historically refers to a group of twenty, thus 'fourscore' literally means 'four times twenty', or forty. This usage was prevalent in the 19th century, notably in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
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quarante
Transliteration: ka-ront
"Il a vécu quarante ans."
vierzig
Transliteration: feer-tsikh
"Er lebte vierzig Jahre."
quaranta
Transliteration: kwah-rahntah
"Ha vissuto quaranta anni."
cuarenta
Transliteration: kwah-ren-tah
"Vivió cuarenta años."
quarenta
Transliteration: kwah-ren-tah
"Ele viveu quarenta anos."
चालीस
Transliteration: chalis
"उसने चालीस साल जिए।"
四十
Transliteration: sìshí
"他活了四十年。"
사십
Transliteration: saship
"그는 사십 년을 살았다."
四十
Transliteration: yonjū
"彼は四十年生きました。"
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