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sixteenpenny

sixteenpenny adjective: having a value or cost of sixteenpence.

Adjective

sixteenpenny (not comparable)

  1. Having a value or cost of sixteenpence.

Origin of sixteenpenny

From sixteen + penny.

Words formed from sixteenpenny

Phrases with sixteenpenny

Questions about sixteenpenny

What does sixteenpenny mean?
Sixteenpenny means having a value or cost of sixteenpence.
What part of speech is sixteenpenny?
Sixteenpenny is an adjective.

Words near sixteenpenny in the dictionary

  1. sixteenfold
  2. sixteenish
  3. sixteenmo
  4. sixteenmos
  5. sixteenpence
  6. sixteenpenny
  7. sixteenpenny nail
  8. sixteenpenny nails
  9. sixteens
  10. sixteenth
  11. sixteenth note

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