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halfpenny

Pronunciation: /ˈheɪpni/
(also ha'penny)
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Definition of halfpenny

noun (plural for separate coins halfpennies, for a sum of money halfpence /ˈheɪp(ə)ns/)

  • a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny. The last halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984: seven pennies and three halfpennies

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