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Dictionary: yea   () pronunciation
 
adv.
  1. Yes; aye.
  2. Indeed; truly: They have spoken, yea, shouted their reply.
n.
  1. An affirmative statement or vote.
  2. One who votes affirmatively.

[Middle English, from Old English gēa.]


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Thesaurus: yea
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adverb

    It is so; as you say or ask: absolutely, agreed, all right, assuredly, aye, gladly, indubitably, roger, undoubtedly, unquestionably, willingly, yes. Informal OK, uh-huh, yeah, yep. Slang right on. See affirm/deny/argue.

noun

    An affirmative vote or voter: aye, yes. See affirm/deny/argue.

 
WordNet: yea
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an affirmative
  Antonym: nay (meaning #1)


The adverb yea has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not only so, but
  Synonym: yeah


 
Wikipedia: Yea
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Yea or YEA can refer to:

  • A type of orange
  • A common misspelling of the word "yeah" which means "yes." See also ya.
  • An archaic word meaning "yes", as in the phrase, "yea or nay." Frequently misspelled as "yay".
  • Yea, Victoria, a town in Australia.
  • Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, a non-profit organization to help teens become entrepreneurs in Massachusetts.
  • Young Entrepreneurs Academy, a similar organization in Rochester, New York
  • Young Essex Assembly, a young persons mirror of England's Essex County Council

 
Translations: Yea
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adv. - ja
n. - jastemme

2.
adv. - så, således

Nederlands (Dutch)
ja (zelfs), stem voor, vóórstemmer

Français (French)
1.
adv. - oui
n. - réponse affirmative, oui

2.
adv. - aussi, jusqu'à ce point

Deutsch (German)
1.
adv. - ja
n. - Ja

2.
adv. - ja

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ναι
n. - καταφατική ψήφος

Italiano (Italian)

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - sim
n. - sim (m)

Русский (Russian)
утвердительный ответ, голос "за" при поименном голосовании, больше того, действительно, соглашаться

Español (Spanish)
1.
adv. - sí, ciertamente, verdaderamente, no solo eso, sino
n. - sí, incluso, y hasta

2.
adv. - así, hasta ese punto

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - ja, jo, ja, till och med, verkligen
n. - ja, jaröst (litt. o högt.), jaröstare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
是, 的确, 而且, 肯定, 赞成票, 赞成

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 是, 的確, 而且
n. - 肯定, 贊成票, 贊成

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adv. - 참으로, 실로
n. - 긍정, 찬성

2.
adv. - 그 위에, 그뿐 아니라

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 肯定, 賛成投票

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) نعم, بلى (الاسم) اجابه, نعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כן‬
n. - ‮חיובי‬
adv. - ‮איות אחר של YAY - ככה, במידה כזו‬


 
 
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