halfpenny

«halfpenny» in Mova's school dictionary: an old British coin worth half a penny — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (halfpenny, halfpennies; say HAY-pnee)

meaning for a pupil

1) A halfpenny is an old British coin worth half a penny. tree →

2) A halfpenny's worth means a very small amount of something. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, a small coin spent on a small treat, or a small light or show

examples

• He bought a sweet for a halfpenny. tree →
• They lit a halfpenny's worth of coloured fire. tree →
• Two halfpennies make one penny. tree →

note

two halfpennies make one penny, so the count of halfpennies is double the count of pennies; a halfpenny is half of one penny

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «halfpenny» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.