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| nay [ nay ] |
noun (plural nays) |
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no vote: a vote of no, or somebody who votes no
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adverb |
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introducing correction: used to introduce a phrase that corrects something just said, often a phrase that states the truth in stronger terms
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archaic or literary
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 It was a disappointing, nay, humiliating, outcome.
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interjection |
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no: used to refuse, deny, or disagree with something
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archaic
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| [12th century. < Old Norse nei< ne "not" + ei "ever"] |
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