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half-penny

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
half-pen-ny
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer minted; also, the value of half a penny.

Questions

What does half-penny mean?
An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer minted; also, the value of half a penny.

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