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Definitions for twopence
ˈtʌp əns, ˈtuˌpɛnstwopence
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Princeton's WordNet
twopence, tuppencenoun
a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
Wiktionary
twopencenoun
A bronze British coin worth two pennies
twopencenoun
A cost or value of two pennies
twopencenoun
(by extension) A small amount or value
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Twopencenoun
A small coin, valued at twice a penny.
You all shew like gilt twopences to me. William Shakespeare.
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twopence
Twopence is a British term referring to a coin equivalent to two pennies, often used in reference to a very small or insignificant amount of money. It can also be used colloquially to refer to someone's opinion, as in "to put in my twopence."
Webster Dictionary
Twopencenoun
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of twopence in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of twopence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of twopence in a Sentence
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
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