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Yea

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Adverb

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Yea has 1 sense

Adverbial Yea has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Yeaadv. [OE. ye, ya, \'f4e, \'f4a, AS. geá; akin to OFries. g, i, OS., D., OHG., G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel, , Goth. ja, jai, and probably to Gr. "h^ truly, verily. Yes.].
  •  Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes.  [1913 Webster]
    "Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay."  [1913 Webster]
  •  More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. Nay, adv., 2.  [1913 Webster]
    " Yea sometimes introduces a clause, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly. “Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”"  Gen. iii. 1.  [1913 Webster]
    "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice."  [1913 Webster]
Yean. 
     An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a vote by yeas and nays.  [1913 Webster]
    " In the Scriptures, yea is used as a sign of certainty or stability. “All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen.”"  2 Cor. i. 20.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Yea, adv. & n. archaic
--adv.
1 yes.
2 indeed, nay (ready, yea eager).
--n. the word 'yea'.

Idiom
yea and nay shilly-shally. yeas and nays affirmative and negative votes.
Etymology
OE gea, ge f. Gmc

THESAURUS

Yea

Australian ballot, Hare system, OK, a fortiori, above all, acceptance, additionally, adherence, admiration, affirmative, affirmative attitude, affirmativeness, agreed, all right, all the more, along, amen, approbation, approval, as well, aye, ballot, besides, blessing, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, chiefly, countenance, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, division, dominantly, endorsement, enfranchisement, especially, esteem, even, ever so, fagot vote, favor, favorable vote, first of all, franchise, graveyard vote, hand vote, in chief, in the main, indeed, likewise, list system, mainly, more, more than ever, moreover, mostly, nay, never so, no, no end, nod, nod of assent, nontransferable vote, particularly, peculiarly, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, predominantly, preferential voting, primarily, principally, proportional representation, proxy, record vote, referendum, representation, respect, right to vote, rising vote, sanction, say, seal of approval, secret ballot, show of hands, single vote, snap vote, stamp of approval, still more, straw vote, suffrage, thumbs-up, too, transferable vote, truly, verily, viva voce, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, write-in, write-in vote, yea vote, yea-saying, yeas and nays, yep, yes, yet

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Yea

Superiority

N superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, trikumia, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy), superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope increased, enlarged, beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, kat exochin, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more, I shall not look upon his like again, deos fortioribus addesse.

Assent

N assent, assentment, acquiescence, admission, nod, accord, concord, concordance, agreement, affirmance, affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment, avowal, confession of faith, unanimity, common consent, consensus, acclamation, chorus, vox populi, popular belief, current belief, current opinion, public opinion, concurrence, cooperation, ratification, confirmation, corroboration, approval, acceptance, visa, indorsement, consent, pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure, assenting, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, at one with, agreed, acquiescent, content, willing, uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned, uncontroverted, carried, agreed, nem, con, nemine contradicente unanimous, agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation, affirmative, yes, yea, ay, aye, true, good, well, very well, very true, well and good, granted, even so, just so, to be sure, 'thou hast said', you said it, you said a mouthful, truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso, of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless, naturally, natch, be it so, so be it, so let it be, amen, willingly, affirmatively, in the affirmative, OK, all right, might as well, why not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord, unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem, con, nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente, without a dissentient voice, as one man, one and all, on all hands, avec plaisir, chi tace accousente, the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writ, you bet your sweet ass it is, what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready, anytime you're ready.

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