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Halfpenny meaning in English

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Halfpenny

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Noun

1. ha'penny, halfpenny

an English coin worth half a penny

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Halfpenny

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noun
1. Also called: half plural -pennies
a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985
2. plural -pennies
an old British coin worth half an old penny
3. plural -pence
the sum represented by half a penny
4. plural -pence
something of negligible value
5. (modifier)
having the value or price of a halfpenny
6. (modifier)
of negligible value

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Halfpenny

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nounWord forms: plural ˈhalfpence (ˈheɪpəns ; hāˈpəns) or ˈhalfpennies
1. 
a former British coin equal to half a penny
adjective
2. 
worth a halfpenny, or very little; trifling

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Halfpenny

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n. pl. half·pence (hāpəns) or half·pen·nies
1.
a. A British coin worth one half of a new penny.
b. A British coin worth one half of an old penny, no longer in circulation.
2. The sum of one half of a penny.

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