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Halfpenny
see synonyms of halfpennyNoun
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Halfpenny
see synonyms of halfpennynoun
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a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985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
see synonyms of halfpenny 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
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Halfpenny
see synonyms of halfpennyn. 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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