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单词 twopence
释义 twopence
 /tup"euhns/,  n.  ,  pl.   twopence, twopences for 2-4.
  1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Brit. a sum of two pennies.
  2. a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
  3. a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
  4. a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
  5. a trifle.
 Also, tuppence.
 [1400-50; late ME two pens; see TWO, PENCE]
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