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adverb
1.
yes (used in affirmation or assent).
2.
indeed: Yea, and he did come.
3.
not only this but even: a good, yea, a noble man.
noun
4.
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
5.
a person who votes in the affirmative.
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Yea
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English ye, ya, Old English gēa; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic ja
before 900; Middle English ye, ya, Old English gēa; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic ja
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Example Sentences
- There are too many variables involved to vote yea or nay.
- Oh yea and guys/girls do not get too emotional about this stuff.
- Oh yea clueless shortsighted watchers of politics who never learn anything.
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World English Dictionary
| yea (jeɪ) | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 1. | a less common word for aye |
| —adv | |
| 2. | archaic, literary or (sentence modifier) indeed; truly: yea, though my enemies spurn me, I shall prevail |
| [Old English gēa; related to Old Frisian jē, Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German jā, Gothic jai] | |
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Word Origin & History
yea
O.E. gea (W.Saxon), ge (Anglian) "so, yes," an affirmative word in Germanic, cognate with Ger., Dan., Norw., Swed. ja.
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