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tuppence
[ tuhp-uhns ]
/ ˈtʌp əns /
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noun British.
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Origin of tuppence
1505–15; earlier tuppens, reduction of twopence
Words nearby tuppence
Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, tupik, tuple, Tupolev, tuppence, tuppenny, Tupper, Tupperware, tupuna, Tupungato
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