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farthing

  • \faʁ.tiŋ\

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noun farthings

  1. dated Pièce de monnaie britannique équivalent à un quart de penny, qui a disparu en 1960, peu avant la décimalisation de 1971. Mr. Fogg lui régla son salaire au prix convenu, sans le dépasser d’un farthing.

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  • farthing former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny

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"farthing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/farthing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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farthing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/farthing

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"farthing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/farthing.

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@misc{farthing_2026,
  title = {farthing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/farthing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}