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yea 1

 (yā)
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; see i- in Indo-European roots.]

yea 2

 (yā)
adv.
Variant of yay2.
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yea

(jeɪ)
sentence substitute
a less common word for aye11
adv
(sentence modifier) archaic or literary 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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yea

(yeɪ)

adv.
1. yes (used in affirmation or assent).
2. indeed: Yea, and she did hear.
3. moreover: a good, yea, a noble man.
n.
4. an affirmative reply or vote: The yeas have it.
5. a person who votes in the affirmative.
interj.
6. Informal. hurrah.
[before 900; Middle English ye, ya, Old English gēa, c. Old High German ja, Old Norse jā, Gothic ja]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.yea - an affirmative; "The yeas have it"
affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
nay - a negative; "the nays have it"
Adv.1.yea - not only so, butyea - not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"
yeah
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yea

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.
noun
An affirmative vote or voter:
aye, yes.
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Translations

yea

[jeɪ] (archaic)
A. ADV (= yes) → sí; (= indeed) → sin duda, ciertamente; (= moreover) → además
B. N (= yes) → sí
the yeas and the nays → los votos a favor y los votos en contra
let your yea be yea and your nay be nay → sé consecuente con lo que dices
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yea

adv (obs)
(= yes) → ja; yea or nay → ja oder nein
(= indeed) → fürwahr (old)
n the yeas and the nays → die Jastimmen und die Neinstimmen
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yea

[jeɪ] (old)
1. adv (yes) → sì
2. n to count the yeas and the nays (votes) → contare i sì e i no
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