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Word: Nay
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:
Middle English (in nay (sense 2 of the adverb)): from Old Norse nei, from ne ‘not’ + ei ‘ever’ (compare with aye)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
neɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
or rather (used to emphasize a more appropriate word than one just used)
Short Definition:or rather
Examples:- permission to build the superstore will take months, nay years
Definition:
no
Short Definition:no
Examples:- nay, I must not think thus
Word: Nay
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
neɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a negative answer
Short Definition:negative answer
Examples:- the cabinet sits to give the final yea or nay to policies
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