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ninepence

/ˈnaɪn.pəns/

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noun

/ˈnaɪn.pəns/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruИсторическая британская монета достоинством в девять пенсов, вышедшая из обращения.

A historical British coin that was worth nine pennies, no longer in circulation.

  1. Historical coinC2formalbritish

    A former British coin worth nine pence, used before decimalization.

    ruДевять пенсов

    • He found an old ninepence in his grandfather's collection.
    • The price of the item was exactly ninepence in the 19th century.
    • Ninepence was a common coin for small purchases in Victorian England.
Forms
  • ninepences plural form
  • ninepences' possessive plural form
  • ninepence's possessive singular form