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three-halfpence

three-halfpence is the alternative form of three halfpence.

Meaning of three halfpence

Noun

three halfpence (sometimes a plural noun with the singular three halfpenny, sometimes singular, plural three halfpences)

  1. (historical, singular, sometimes) Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
  2. (historical, singular, sometimes) Such a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).
  3. (UK, dated, singular, sometimes) A money of account equal to 1½d.

Questions about three-halfpence

What is three-halfpence the alternative form of?
Three-halfpence is the alternative form of three halfpence.

Words near three-halfpence in the dictionary

  1. three-foiled
  2. three-forked
  3. three-four time
  4. three-four times
  5. three-fourths
  6. three-halfpence
  7. three-halfpennies
  8. three-halfpenny
  9. three-headed
  10. three-high
  11. three-highs

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