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Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound.
William Bligh

Meaning of "sixpence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIXPENCE

sixpence  [ˈsɪkspəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIXPENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sixpence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIXPENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sixpence

Sixpence may refer to: ▪ Sixpence ▪ Sixpence ▪ Sixpence, a coin minted in Australia until 1963 ▪ Sixpence, None the Richer, an American pop/rock band ▪ Flat cap, a rounded cap with a brim, also called a sixpence...

Definition of sixpence in the English dictionary

The definition of sixpence in the dictionary is a small British cupronickel coin with a face value of six pennies, worth 21⁄2 pence, not minted since 1970.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIXPENCE


comeuppance
ˌkʌmˈʌpəns
crepance
ˈkriːpəns
discrepance
dɪsˈkrɛpəns
eightpence
ˈeɪtpəns
fippence
ˈfɪpəns
fivepence
ˈfaɪvpəns
fourpence
ˈfɔːpəns
ha´pence
ˈheɪpəns
ninepence
ˈnaɪnpəns
sevenpence
ˈsevənpəns
tenpence
ˈtenpəns
threepence
ˈθrɛpəns
thruppence
ˈθrʌpəns
tuppence
ˈtʌpəns
twopence
ˈtʌpəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIXPENCE

six-yard area
six-yard box
six-yard line
six-year-old
sixain
sixaine
sixer
sixfold
sixish
sixmo
sixpenny
sixscore
sixte
sixteen
sixteener
sixteenmo
sixteenth
sixteenth note
sixteenthly
sixth

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIXPENCE

at your convenience
audience
conference
confidence
difference
evidence
experience
halfpence
influence
Lawrence
of the essence
pence
Peter pence
Peter´s pence
political science
presence
reference
residence
science
spence

Synonyms and antonyms of sixpence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sixpence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIXPENCE

Find out the translation of sixpence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sixpence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sixpence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

六便士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seis peniques
570 millions of speakers

English

sixpence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sixpence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف الشلن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шесть пенсов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sixpence
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছ-পেনি মুদ্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

six pence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sixpence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sixpence
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

6ペンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펜스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sixpence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng sáu xu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆறு பென்சுகளுக்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहापेन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sixpence
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moneta da sei penny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sixpence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шість пенсів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sixpence
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sixpence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sikspens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sixpence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sixpence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sixpence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIXPENCE»

The term «sixpence» is regularly used and occupies the 58.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIXPENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sixpence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sixpence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sixpence

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2 QUOTES WITH «SIXPENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sixpence.
1
William Bligh
Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound.
2
James Hogg
Without the shepherd's dog, the whole of the open mountainous land in Scotland would not be worth a sixpence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIXPENCE»

Discover the use of sixpence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sixpence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sixpence House
"-Los Angeles Times "Collins' gift is that you don't care where you end up. The journey is enough."-Readerville "The real, engaging heart of the tale is Collins' love of books and other people who love them.
Paul Collins, 2010
2
The Moon and Sixpence
I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary.
W. Somerset Maugham, 2008
3
A Sixpence In Her Shoe
Can Melanie Parsons trust Brady Torres with her most trusted possession—her heart? Book Three of the Wedding Dress Series. Melanie Parsons is a curator at the Smithsonian, specializing in nineteenth and twentieth century artifacts.
Liz Andrews, 2006
4
The Moon and Sixpence
William Somerset Maugham. mm. a. \The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham. Front Cover.
William Somerset Maugham, 2012
5
Sixpence Bride
Jilted by her fiancT and hurtled back in time, Jocelyn Tanner finds herself in another body in a real bride auction in eighteenth-century England, where she finds unexpected love in the arms of the lord who had claimed her. Original.
Virginia Farmer, 2000
6
Sing a Song for Sixpence
Presents the traditional nursery rhyme with pictures by a notable nineteenth-century English illustrator.
‎2009
7
At the Toss of a Sixpence
At eleven years of age, Albertina Listerman loses her parents in a terrible accident.
Lynda Page, 2010
8
Guard a Silver Sixpence: My Yorkshire Family's Secret
Felicity's earliest memories are of pain and confusion, of being beaten daily by her nan and watching her mum being beaten too.
Felicity Davis, 2011
9
Sing a song of sixpence: a pantomime
The play is a pantomine on conventional lines with a dame, wicked witch, good fairy, haunted bedroom, and knock about scenes, contemporary songs to choice, references to local names, etc., but based on the less usual story of the four and ...
Norman Robbins, 1978
10
The Song of Sixpence Picture Book - Containing Sing a Song ...
This book 'The Song Of Sixpence Picture Book' is one of many 'Toy Books', it contains the stories, Sing A Song Of Sixpence, Princess Belle Etoile and An Alphabet Of Old Friends.
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIXPENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sixpence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Food Network show to feature Southington's Sixpence Pie Co.
SOUTHINGTON — Sixpence Pie Company will appear on a new Food Network series called “Great American Food Finds” premiering Aug. 3. Sixpence Pie, 26 ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Hot 100's Hottest Weeks, March 1999: Earworms From Sixpence
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer (eventual peak: 2). "I always wanted to be on the radio," Sixpence's lead singer Leigh Nash says. "Hearing 'Kiss Me' at that ... «Billboard, Mar 15»
3
Does a 6.6% sales tax require minting a Pa. sixpence?
"Do we create a Pennsylvania sixpence?" Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne County, asked Acting Revenue Secretary Eileen McNulty on Tuesday at a Senate budget ... «PennLive.com, Mar 15»
4
CT Chef To Be On 'Hells Kitchen'; Sixpence Piemakers On …
And at 10 p.m. over at CNBC, the owners of Sixpence Pie Company of Southington will be on "Restaurant Startup," a reality show hosted by nationally ... «Hartford Courant, Feb 15»
5
Sixpence Pie Company To Compete On CNBC's 'Restaurant Startup'
Southington's Sixpence Pie Company is among 20 restaurants and food vendors scheduled to appear on the upcoming season of CNBC's "Restaurant Startup.". «CTNow, Dec 14»
6
Sixpence None The Richer's 'Kiss Me' Sounds Even Better In Klingon
Space may be the final frontier, but this Klingon cover of Sixpence None the Richer's “Kiss Me” makes getting to first base in your dad's barley field sound out of ... «TIME, Oct 14»
7
He wanted only sixpence more for Britain
Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, which was a stupendous project. But it would have been even more ambitious to write a book called War and Peace, and Money. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
8
Mark Murphy: Why 'ghost' at Sixpence Pub is smiling
That's what the Savannah ghost tours say, anyway — that Larry Dillon's earthbound shade haunts the Sixpence Pub on Bull Street, a place he once owned ... «Savannah Morning News, May 14»
9
Moon & Sixpence owner opening Cully cafe; Roosevelt quarterback …
Moon & Sixpence owner opening Cully cafe; Roosevelt quarterback Kimane Domena verbally commits to Brigham Young University: North and NE Portland ... «The Oregonian, Mar 14»
10
Moon & Sixpence owner Kevin Dorney building Tom Cully Cafe on …
The owner of the Moon & Sixpence wants to change that. Kevin Dorney, the British restaurateur who has run the popular Hollywood pub for 15 years, plans to ... «The Oregonian, Mar 14»

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