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three halfpence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
three- half-pence
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):

noun

A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):

noun

A money of account equal to 1½d.

British usage; Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

a plural noun with the singular three halfpenny (sometimes) three halfpences (plural) three-halfpence (alternative) three ha'pence (alternative) three-ha'pence (alternative) three halfpennies (alternative) three-halfpennies (alternative) three ha'pennies (alternative) three-ha'pennies (alternative) three halfpenny (alternative) three-halfpenny (alternative)

Questions

What does three halfpence mean?
A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):

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