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guineas

The correct spelling is guineas.

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noun

Say it like: Gui-nee-s

The correct spelling is guineas. A person of Italian descent.

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noun

  1. 1.A person of Italian descent.
  2. 2.A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
  3. 3.Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.

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