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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) twopence
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) Brit. a sum of two pennies.

2.  twopence
a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.

3.  twopence
a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.

4.  twopence
a trifle.

Etymology: (1400–50)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) twopence, tuppence
a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

Definition of 'twopence'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) twopence
a small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday

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