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Word: Jay
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: via Old French from late Latin gaius, gaia, perhaps from the Latin given name Gaius
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒeɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bird of the crow family with boldly patterned plumage, typically having blue feathers in the wings or tail.
Short Definition:bird of crow family with boldly patterned plumage
Definition:
a person who talks at length in a foolish or impertinent way.
Short Definition:person who talks at length in foolish or impertinent way
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