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threepence
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
threepence
(noun)
threepence
/
ˈ
θrɛpəns/
noun
plural
threepence
or
threepences
threepence
/
ˈ
θrɛpəns/
noun
plural
threepence
or
threepences
Britannica Dictionary definition of THREEPENCE
British, old-fashioned
1
[
count
]
:
a coin worth three pennies
2
[
noncount
]
:
the sum of three British pennies
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