From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The word score can have
several meanings. Originally it meant: keeping count of
something by making notches in a tally stick. This might be for
keeping count of how much money they owed (e.g. how much tax or
debt). - A footballer who kicks the ball into the goal scores a
goal. - A person who helps to count the points during a game is
“keeping score”. - a score is the sheet music written for a
group of players such as an orchestra. - A score can mean a
"soundtrack" in a movie. - Score is an old word for the number
20. It is used in the famous expression from the Bible: “three
score years and ten” meaning: “seventy years old” (3x20+10)
(Psalm 90). This was thought to be a normal life span. And in
the beginning of the Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven
years ago..." = (4*20+7)years = 87years. - a score is an
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