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Threepence Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Threepence has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies

2

The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new).

See Also
penny tenpence pre decimalisation tuppence halfpenny fourpence old penny twopence
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
coin
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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