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adverb
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noun
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an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
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Aye
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Word Origin & History
aye
"assent," 1570s, perhaps a variant of I, meaning "I assent;" or an alt. of M.E. yai "yes," or from aye (2) "always, ever."
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"always, ever," c.1200, from O.N. ei "ever" (cognate with O.E. a "always, ever"), from PIE *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity" (cf. Gk. aion "age, eternity," L. aevum "space of time;" see eon).
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