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ha'penny

[ hey-puh-nee, heyp-nee ]
/ ˈheɪ pə ni, ˈheɪp ni /

noun, plural ha'·pen·nies.British.

contraction of halfpenny.

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Words nearby ha'penny

hap, hapa, hapai, hapaxanthic, hapax legomenon, ha'penny, haphalgesia, haphazard, haphazardly, haphazardry, haphephobia
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British Dictionary definitions for ha'penny

ha'penny
/ (ˈheɪpnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

British a variant spelling of halfpenny
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