yea
yea definition
yea (yā)
adverb
- yes: used to express affirmation
- indeed; truly; verily: used to introduce a question or statement
- Archaic not only that, but more; moreover a thousand, yea, ten thousand
Etymology: ME ye < OE gea, akin to Ger ja
noun
- an affirmative statement or vote
- a person voting in the affirmative
interjection
- yes
- hurrah: a short used in cheering for a team
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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