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['heɪpnɪ]1) GB stor. mezzo penny m.2) fig. spicciolo m.* * *halfpenny /ˈheɪpnɪ/n.2 (pl. halfpence) mezzo penny ( il valore): twopence halfpenny, due penny e mezzo; three halfpence, un penny e mezzo (letteralm.: tre mezzi penny)● (fig.) a few halfpence, pochi spiccioli □ (fig. fam.) not to have two halfpennies to rub together, non avere neanche un soldo.* * *['heɪpnɪ]1) GB stor. mezzo penny m.2) fig. spicciolo m.
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