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IRISH POUND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
Synonyms:
Irish pound; Irish punt; pound; punt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("Irish pound" is a kind of...):
Irish monetary unit (monetary unit in Eire)
Meronyms (parts of "Irish pound"):
penny (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)