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		three-halfpence \ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural three-halfpence or three-halfpences) Etymology: Middle English threhalpenys, from three, thre three + halpenys, halfpenys, plural of halpeny, halfpeny, halfpenny 1.  : the sum of three halfpence : one penny halfpenny 2.  : a small English silver coin of Queen Elizabeth I worth 1 1/2 pennies; also  : a silver coin struck under William IV and Queen Victoria for the colonies |