"fivepence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪvˌpɛns/, /ˈfɪpəns/ [archaic] Forms: fivepences [plural]
Etymology: From five + pence. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|five|pence}} five + pence Head templates: {{en-noun}} fivepence (plural fivepences)
  1. A monetary amount of five pence. Categories (topical): Coins, Currencies, Five Categories (place): Ireland, United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-fivepence-en-noun-se1ebHI7 Disambiguation of Coins: 46 54 Disambiguation of Currencies: 64 36 Disambiguation of Five: 89 11 Disambiguation of Ireland: 90 10 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. A coin of this value. Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-fivepence-en-noun-c9kP8bAY Disambiguation of Coins: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: twopence, tuppence, threepence, fourpence, sixpence, eightpence, tenpence

Inflected forms

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