sixpence

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪks.pəns/

Noun

Britain obsolete uncountable countable historical

(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling. / (historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.

Japanese Meaning

英国において、かつて使われた6ペンスの価値を示す（6ペンス＝シリングの半分、または1ポンドの40分の1に相当する価値）。 / 歴史的な英国の硬貨を指し、1551年に初めて鋳造された6ペンス硬貨として知られる。

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On a rainy afternoon she found a sixpence beneath the floorboards and imagined the life of its former owner.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ある雨の午後、彼女は床板の下で6ペンス硬貨を見つけ、その前の持ち主の人生を思い描いた。

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(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

Finest apples, sixpence each.

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Sense（2）

(historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.

Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?

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sixpences

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