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Definition score in British English

score noun

noun
/skɔː(r)/
1

the number of points that someone gains in a game

Synonyms and related words
a clean sheet aggregate all
1.1

the result of a game, or the number of points gained by everyone playing up to a particular moment

Example

Have you heard the latest score?

Example

The final score was 4-3 to United.

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a clean sheet aggregate all
1.2

a number that represents how well someone did in a test

Example

The average score for the test was 75.

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a clean sheet aggregate all
2

a written copy of a piece of music

Example

the complete musical scores of Strauss

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adagio allegro andante
2.1

the music written for a film, play etc

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act action ad-lib
3

the true facts of a situation

Example

So what's the score on the party this weekend? Are we going?

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information data datum
4

a group of 20 people or things

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brace couple duo
4.1

a large number of people or things

Example

Scores of volunteers offered to help.

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hoard tsunami wall
5

a mark cut into the surface of something

Example

Workers cut deep scores in the road before laying the paving.

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abyss aperture blowhole
6

the age of seventy

Example

As my three score and ten years come to a close, it seems a good time to muse a bit about my life.

Definition score in British English