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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Farthing
"Ein Farthing war die viertel Münze eines alten Pennys."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A former British coin worth one quarter of an old penny.
"He didn't possess a single farthing to buy bread with." - 2
A very small amount or thing.
"It does not matter one farthing to the final outcome."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'féorðing', meaning 'a fourth part', originating from 'fēorða' (fourth). Historically, it designated a coin worth one-fourth of a penny, minted from the Anglo-Saxon era until it was demonetized in 1960.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Farthing" is said worldwide
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farthing
Transliteration: farting
"Cette vieille pièce vaut à peine un farthing."
Farthing
Transliteration: Farthing
"Ein Farthing war die viertel Münze eines alten Pennys."
farthin
Transliteration: fartin
"Non possedeva un solo farthing in tasca."
farthing
Transliteration: farthing
"Antiguamente, el farthing equivalía a la cuarta parte de un penique."
farthing
Transliteration: farthing
"O farthing era uma moeda britânica histórica."
चौथाई सिक्का
Transliteration: chauthaai sikka
"फारथिंग पुराने ब्रिटिश समय का एक सिक्का था।"
法寻
Transliteration: fǎ xún
"法寻是英国过去的一种硬币。"
파딩
Transliteration: pading
"파딩은 영국의 옛날 동전 단위입니다."
ファージング
Transliteration: fājingu
"ファージングはかつて使われていたイギリスの硬貨です。"
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