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tenpence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ten-pence
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coin worth ten old pence.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A coin worth ten new pence.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The value of ten old pence.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From ten + pence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tenpences (plural)

Phrases

tenpence to the shilling

Frequently Paired Words

twopence tuppence threepence fourpence fivepence sixpence eightpence

Synonyms

florin cutter

Questions

What does tenpence mean?
A coin worth ten old pence.
Where does tenpence come from?
From ten + pence.

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