"fourpence" meaning in All languages combined

See fourpence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fourpences [plural]
Etymology: From four + pence. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|four|pence}} four + pence Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourpence (plural fourpences)
  1. A monetary amount of four pence.
    Sense id: en-fourpence-en-noun-zMNwEdAD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. A former British silver coin, worth four pence. Categories (topical): Four, Historical currencies, History of the United Kingdom Synonyms: groat
    Sense id: en-fourpence-en-noun-aHyM9IOW Disambiguation of Four: 43 57 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 21 79 Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: like cheese at fourpence Related terms: twopence, tuppence, threepence, fivepence, sixpence, eightpence, tenpence

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From four + pence.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "twopence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tuppence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "threepence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fivepence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sixpence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eightpence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tenpence"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A monetary amount of four pence."
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "47 53",
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        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Four",
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          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Historical currencies",
          "orig": "en:Historical currencies",
          "parents": [
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            "Currency",
            "Money",
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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            "History of Europe",
            "British Isles",
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            "Eurasia",
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            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Names",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "A former British silver coin, worth four pence."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "groat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fourpence"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with historical senses",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Four",
    "en:Historical currencies",
    "en:History of the United Kingdom"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "like cheese at fourpence"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From four + pence.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fourpences",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "twopence"
    },
    {
      "word": "tuppence"
    },
    {
      "word": "threepence"
    },
    {
      "word": "fivepence"
    },
    {
      "word": "sixpence"
    },
    {
      "word": "eightpence"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenpence"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A monetary amount of four pence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "pence",
          "pence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A former British silver coin, worth four pence."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "British",
          "British"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "groat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fourpence"
}

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