Yea

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Yes; aye.
  • ad. Indeed; truly: They have spoken, yea, shouted their reply.
  • n. An affirmative statement or vote.
  • n. One who votes affirmatively.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. yes
  • ad. Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture)
  • interjection. yeah, right, yes
  • interjection. Common misspelling of yeah.
  • n. An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes.
  • ad. More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. Nay, adv., 2.
  • n. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Yes; ay: a word that expresses affirmation or assent: the opposite of nay: as, Will you go? Yea.
  • Indeed; verily; truly; it is so, or is it so? used to introduce a subject.
  • Used to intimate that something is to be added by way of intensiveness or amplification: Not this alone; not only so but also; what is more. Compare the similar use of nay.
  • In the authorized version of the Bible, so; thus; true; real; consistent.
  • Yea is now used only in the sacred, solemn, or formal style. Yea, being mainly a word of assent, was formerly used chiefly in answer to questions framed affirmatively; yes, a stronger term, was chiefly used in answer to questions containing a negative or otherwise implying a doubt. But the distinction does not appear to have been rigidly maintained; and the assertions of the following quotations about yea and yes, like those about nay and no (see no), must be taken with some allowance.
  • n. An affirmation.
  • n. An affirmative vote; hence, one who votes in the affirmative: as, to call the yeas and nays.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an affirmative
  • ad. not only so, but
  • Antonym
    no    nay   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    nay   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    yes    yep    yup    aye   
    Rhyme
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