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TUPPENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tuppence mean? 

TUPPENCE (noun)
  The noun TUPPENCE has 1 sense:

1. a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two penniesplay

  Familiarity information: TUPPENCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TUPPENCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

tuppence; twopence

Hypernyms ("tuppence" is a kind of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)


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