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Dictionary: nay   () pronunciation
adv.
  1. No: All but four Democrats voted nay.
  2. And moreover: He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.
n.
  1. A denial or refusal.
  2. A negative vote or voter.

[Middle English, from Old Norse nei : ne, not + ei, ever.]


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adverb

    Not so: no, nix. Informal nope. Idioms: nothing doing. See affirm/deny/argue.

noun

  1. A negative response: no, refusal, rejection. See affirm/deny/argue.
  2. A negative vote or voter: no. See affirm/deny/argue.

Obliquely held rim-blown flute of the Middle East, Iran and Central Asia. It is the only wind instrument used in Arab and Persian art music; many folk forms are known.



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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - ja, ja endog
n. - nej, nejstemme

Nederlands (Dutch)
nee, neen, Sterker nog, tegenstem(mer)

Français (French)
adv. - et même, voire
n. - non

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nein, ja sogar
n. - Neinstimme

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - (απαρχ.) όχι, τι λέω, ή καλύτερα
n. - αρνητική ψήφος

Italiano (Italian)
no

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - não
n. - recusa (f), voto (m) negativo

Русский (Russian)
нет

Español (Spanish)
adv. - no, hasta, aun, más aún
n. - negación, negativa, prohibición, voto en contra

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - ja (litt.), nej, nå(väl)
n. - nejröst, nejröstare, avslag

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
否, 不但如是, 不, 拒绝, 投反对票, 反对

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 否, 不但如是, 不
n. - 拒絕, 投反對票, 反對

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 아니, 글쎄, ~라기보다는
n. - 부정, 반대투표[자]

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - それどころか
n. - 否, 反対投票

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بطريقه رافضه او سلبيه (الاسم) لا بل, كلا, جواب سلبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮יותר מכך, לא, אפילו‬
n. - ‮הצבעה שלילית‬


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