Penney
[ pen-ee ]
/ ˈpɛn i /
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noun
J(ames) C(ash), 1875–1971, U.S. retail merchant.
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Words nearby Penney
pen name, pennant, pennate, penne, Pennell, Penney, Penn Hills, penni, Pennie, pennies from heaven, penniform
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Penney
/ (ˈpɛnɪ) /
noun
William George, Baron Penney of East Hendred. 1909–91, British mathematician. He worked on the first atomic bomb and became chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (1964–67)
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