tenpenny

ten·pen·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ten-pen-ee, -puh-nee]
- /ˈtɛnˌpɛn i, -pə ni/
- /ˈten.ˌpe.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-pen-ee, -puh-nee]
- /ˈtɛnˌpɛn i, -pə ni/

Definitions of tenpenny word

adjective tenpenny noting a nail 3 inches (7.6 cm) in length. Symbol: 10d. 1
adjective tenpenny worth or costing 10 cents. 1
adjective tenpenny (of a nail) three inches in length 0
adjective tenpenny worth ten (esp. Brit.) pennies 0
adjective tenpenny designating a nail three inches long 0

See all 5 definitions of tenpenny

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Origin of tenpenny

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at ten, penny

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Parts of speech for Tenpenny

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tenpenny

tenpenny popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tenpenny usage trend in Literature

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