Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-pence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
half-pence
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of halfpence (obsolete plural of halfpenny).

Obsolete

Usage

Questions

What does half-pence mean?
Obsolete form of halfpence (obsolete plural of halfpenny).

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