- sixpence six·pence n
- ['sɪkspəns]
(coin) moneta da sei penny (non più in circolazione legale), (value) sei penny mpl
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sixpence six·pence n
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six|pence — «SIHKS puhns», noun. 1. a sum of six British pennies; six pence. 2. a former British coin worth six pence of ½ of a shilling. The sixpence was discontinued in 1971 … Useful english dictionary
Sixpence — Six pence, n.; pl. {Sixpences}. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixpence — late 14c., “sum of six pennies,” from SIX (Cf. six) + PENCE (Cf. pence). As a specific British coin, from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
sixpence — six•pence [[t]ˈsɪks pəns[/t]] n. pl. pence, penc•es 1) num (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Brit. a sum of six pennies 2) num (used with a sing. v.) a cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom, the half of a shilling, formerly equal to six pennies:… … From formal English to slang
Sixpence — Six|pence [...pəns] der; , <aus engl. sixpence, eigtl. »sechs Pence«; vgl. ↑Penny> bis 1971 in Umlauf befindliche engl. Silbermünze im Wert von 0,5 ↑Shilling … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
sixpence — six|pence [ˈsıkspəns] n [U and C] a small silver coloured coin worth six old ↑pennies, used in Britain in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
sixpence — six|pence [ sıkspəns ] noun count or uncount a unit of money worth six old PENNIES, used in the U.K. until 1971, or the small silver coin with this value … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sixpence — six·pence … English syllables
sixpence — six|pence sb., n, r, rne (en kasket) … Dansk ordbog
Sixpence (British coin) — The sixpence, known colloquially as the tanner or half shilling [http://www.st mike.org/money/coins.html] also sprarzi, was a British pre decimal coin, worth, as the name indicates, six pence.In England, the first sixpences were struck in the… … Wikipedia
sixpence — /siks peuhns/, n., pl. sixpence, sixpences for 2. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Brit. a sum of six pennies. 2. (used with a sing. v.) a cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom, the half of a shilling, formerly equal to six pennies: equal to two … Universalium
