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threepence definition

three·pence (t̸hrip′əns, t̸hrup′-, t̸hrep′-)

noun

  1. the sum of three British pence
  2. a British coin of this value

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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