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nay [neɪ] sentence substitute a word for no1: archaic or dialectal except in voting by voice n a. a person who votes in the negative b. a negative vote adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations nay [neɪ] A. ADV (archaic or liter) (= no) → no; (= or rather) → más aún, mejor dicho bad, nay terrible → malo, mejor dicho horrible dozens, nay hundreds → docenas, más aún centenares nay adv (obs, dial) → nein (liter) surprised, nay astonished → überrascht, nein vielmehr verblüfft nay [neɪ] adv (old) (no) → no nay [neɪ] adv (old) (no) → no How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Revenge triumphs over death; love slights it; honor aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear preoccupateth it; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity (which is the tenderest of affections) provoked many to die, out of mere compassion to their sovereign, and as the truest sort of followers. Nay, an thy horns hold, 'tis no matter for thy head, But in most creatures, nay in man himself, very often the brow is but a mere strip of alpine land lying along the snow line. |
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