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yea

/jeɪ/
noun

  1. An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

Antonymsnay
adverb

  1. Yes.

  2. Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture).

    "The pony was yea high."

Synonymsaye, yeah, yep, yes, yigh, yup
Antonymsnay, no
conjunction

  1. Or even, or more like, nay. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.

interjection

  1. (in some dialects of American English, including Southern, Western, and African American Vernacular) Yeah, right, yes.

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