penge

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UK/pɛnd͡ʒ/

noun

(typically penge flaw or penge error) a printing flaw on early Australian stamps where the c in pence appeared like the letter g.

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Meanings

penge1

nounpenge (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbies(typically penge flaw or penge error) a printing flaw on early Australian stamps where the c in pence appeared like the letter g.

    The ‘PENGE’ flaw which is caused by a white defect on letter ‘C’ of PENCE giving the effect of a ‘G’. This is at # 116 on Plate I.

    2017, Alan Griffiths, The 1879 First Sideface Issue of Queensland, page 21

Penge2

proper noun
  1. A suburb in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3570).

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

penge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penge

MLA

“penge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penge.

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