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1 halfpenny
nounpl. usu. halfpennies for separate coins, halfpence for sum of money (Brit. Hist.) (coin) Halfpenny, der; (sum) halber Penny* * *half·pence[ˈheɪpən(t)s]half·pen·ny[ˈheɪpeni]n ( hist) halber Penny* * *halfpenny [ˈheıpnı] s Br1. pl halfpence [ˈheıpəns] halber Penny (= 1/200 Pfund):three halfpence, a penny halfpenny eineinhalb Pennies2. pl halfpennies Halbpennystück n:* * *nounpl. usu. halfpennies for separate coins, halfpence for sum of money (Brit. Hist.) (coin) Halfpenny, der; (sum) halber Penny
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