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Word: Oyez
Speech Type: Interjection
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French oiez!, oyez! ‘hear!’, imperative plural of oir, from Latin audire ‘hear’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əʊˈjɛs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əʊˈjeɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a call given, typically three times, by a public crier or a court officer to command silence and attention before an announcement.
Short Definition:call given by public crier or court officer
Variant Forms:
- oyes
Word: Oyez
Speech Type: Other
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