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halfpenny

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halfpenny /ˈhāp(ə)nē, , ˈheɪp(ə)ni

, ˈhafˌpenē, ˈhæfˌpɛni

▸ noun

(plural for separate coins halfpennies, for a sum of money halfpence /-pəns/)

a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny. The last halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984:

seven pennies and three halfpennies.