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| o·yez [ ō yéz, ō yéss, ō yáy ] or o·yes [ ō yéz, ō yéss, ō yáy ] |
interjection |
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1. call for silence: used, usually three times in succession, to call for silence and indicate that an official announcement is about to be made, e.g. in court or by a town crier
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2. U.S. call for attention: used to get somebody's attention
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informal
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noun |
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cry of "oyez": a cry of "oyez"
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| [< Anglo-Norman, imperative plural ("hear ye!") of oyer "hear" < Latin audire] |
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