fivepenny

five·pen·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyv-pen-ee]
- /ˈfaɪvˌpɛn i/
- /ˈfaɪv.pə.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyv-pen-ee]
- /ˈfaɪvˌpɛn i/

Definitions of fivepenny word

adjective fivepenny noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) long. Symbol: 5d. 1
adjective fivepenny worth five pence. 1
adjective fivepenny (of a nail) one and three-quarters of an inch in length 0

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Origin of fivepenny

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800; five + penny ( def 5 )

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Parts of speech for Fivepenny

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fivepenny

fivepenny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fivepenny usage trend in Literature

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