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score[1,noun] score[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹score
Pronunciation: 'skor
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural scores
Etymology: Middle English scor, from Old Norse skor notch, tally, twenty; akin to Old English scieran to cut -- more at SHEAR
1 or plural score a : TWENTY b : a group of 20 things -- often used in combination with a cardinal number <fourscore> c : an indefinitely large number
2 a : a line (as a scratch or incision) made with or as if with a sharp instrument b (1) : a mark used as a starting point or goal (2) : a mark used for keeping account
3 a : an account or reckoning originally kept by making marks on a tally b : amount due : INDEBTEDNESS
4 : GRUDGE <a score to settle>
5 a : REASON, GROUND <was accepted on the score of high academic achievement> b : SUBJECT, TOPIC <has nothing to say on that score>
6 a : the copy of a musical composition in written or printed notation b : a musical composition; specifically : the music for a movie or theatrical production c : a complete description of a dance composition in choreographic notation
7 a : a number that expresses accomplishment (as in a game or test) or excellence (as in quality) either absolutely in points gained or by comparison to a standard b : an act (as a goal, run, or touchdown) in any of various games or contests that gains points
8 : success in obtaining something (as money or drugs) especially through illegal or irregular means
9 : the stark inescapable facts of a situation <knows the score>