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{{11}}score (n.) late O.E. scoru "twenty," from O.N. skor "mark, tally," also, in Icelandic, "twenty," from P.Gmc. *skura-, from PIE root * (s)ker- "to cut" (Cf. O.E. sceran; see SHEAR (Cf. shear)). The connecting notion is perhaps counting large numbers (of sheep, etc.) with a notch in a stick for each 20. This counting notion is the origin of the modern sense in sports (1742, originally in whist). In Old French, "twenty" (vint) or a multiple of it could be used as a base, e.g. vint et doze ("32"), dous vinz et diz ("50"). Meaning "printed piece of music" first recorded 1701, from the practice of connecting related staves by scores of lines.
{{12}}score (v.) "to cut with incisions or notches," c.1400, see SCORE (Cf. score) (n.); the slang sense "achieve intercourse" first recorded 1960. Related: Scored; scoring.

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  • Score — may refer to:Numbers and statistics*Score (game), a number of points achieved in a sporting event or game. *a unit of twenty, as in Abraham Lincoln s Gettysburg Address. *Score (statistics), the derivative, with respect to some parameter θ, of… …   Wikipedia

  • score — [ skɔr ] n. m. • 1896; mot angl. ♦ Marque, décompte des points au cours d un match. Le score est de 3 à 1. Un score sévère. Le score final. ♢ Classement, dans une compétition, un test (⇒ note). Score électoral. Améliorer son score. ● score nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • SCORE — bezeichnet: einen Anglizismus für die Filmmusik eines bestimmten Films – und davon abgeleitet: ein Notensatzprogramm, siehe Score (Programm) einen Anglizismus für den Punktestand bei Spielen (insbesondere Computerspielen; vlg. Highscore Tabelle)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Score — (sk[=o]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scored} (sk[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] 1. To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Score — (sk[=o]r), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran, scieran, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel. skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw. sk[*a]ra. See {Shear}.] 1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Score — ist: englische Bezeichnung für Musik Partitur englische Bezeichnung für Filmmusik Score (Film), jugoslawisch US amerikanischer Erotikfilm von Radley Metzger von 1972 Score 2, japanischer Actionthriller von Hitoshi Ozawa von 1999 englische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • score — [skôr] n. [ME < OE scoru < ON skor < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > SHEAR] 1. a) a scratch, mark, incision, etc. [scores made on ice by skates] b) a line drawn or scratched, often to mark a starting point, etc. c) notches made in wood,… …   English World dictionary

  • score — [n1] total, points account, addition, aggregate, amount, average, count, final count, grade, mark, number, outcome, rate, reckoning, record, result, stock, sum, summary, summation, tab, tally; concepts 364,784 score / scores [n2] large group; a… …   New thesaurus

  • score — ► NOUN 1) the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved by an individual or side in a game. 2) (pl. same) a group or set of twenty. 3) (scores of) a large amount or number of. 4) a written representation of a musical composition showing all… …   English terms dictionary

  • Score — 〈[skɔ:(r)] m. 6〉 oV Skore 1. 〈Sp.〉 Spiel , Punktestand, Ergebnis eines Wettkampfes 2. 〈Psych.〉 Zahlen , Messwert, Testergebnis [engl., „Punkte , Spielstand; Rechnung“ <mengl. scor <anord. skor „Kerbe, Einschnitt, Kerbholz“] * * * Score [skɔ …   Universal-Lexikon

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