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sixpence

 
Dictionary: six·pence   (sĭks'pəns) pronunciation
n.
  1. A coin formerly used in Britain and worth six pennies.
  2. The sum of six pennies.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (United Kingdom) a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
  Synonym: tanner


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - seks pence

Nederlands (Dutch)
zesstuiverstuk

Français (French)
n. - pièce de six pence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sixpence

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιστ.) (νόμισμα) εξάπενο

Italiano (Italian)
mezzo scellino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - meio-xelim (m)

Русский (Russian)
монета в шесть пенсов

Español (Spanish)
n. - moneda de seis peniques

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sex pence

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
六便士银币, 六便士

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 六便士銀幣, 六便士

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 6펜스 은화, 6펜스의 가치, 적은 액수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 6ペンス, 6ペンス銀貨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يكلف ست بنسات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטבע ששוויו ששה פנים, שטח קטן מאוד לתמרון מהיר‬


 
 
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