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(hāp′nē, hā′pən ē)

noun pl. halfpence or halfpennies

a former British coin equal to half a penny

adjective

worth a halfpenny, or very little; trifling

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noun pl. half·pence (hāˈpəns) or half·pen·nies

a. A British coin worth one half of a new penny.
b. A British coin worth one half of an old penny, no longer in circulation.
The sum of one half of a penny.

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