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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
three halfpence en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical, singular, sometimes) A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.): ▸ Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
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(historical, singular, sometimes) A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.): ▸ 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).
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(UK, dated, singular, sometimes) A money of account equal to 1½d.
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