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- [nahyn-pens, -puh ns]
- /ˈnaɪnˌpɛns, -pəns/
- /ˈnaɪn.pəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nahyn-pens, -puh ns]
- /ˈnaɪnˌpɛns, -pəns/
Definitions of ninepence word
- noun ninepence (used with a plural verb) British. nine pennies. 1
- noun ninepence a former shilling of Great Britain, issued under Elizabeth I for use in Ireland, debased so that it was used in England as a ninepenny piece. 1
- noun ninepence (obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies. 1
- noun ninepence an English coin worth nine pennies 0
- noun ninepence a mentally slow person 0
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Origin of ninepence
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; nine + pence
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Parts of speech for Ninepence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ninepence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.
ninepence usage trend in Literature
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