nay

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adverb 1.3 Conjunction 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: nā, IPA: /neɪ/, SAMPA: /neI/
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• Homophones: nee, neigh
• Rhymes: -eɪ

[edit] Adverb

nay

1. (archaic) no.

[edit] Conjunction

nay

1. or even, or more like, or should I say

   His face was dirty, nay filthy.

   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18.

     And even in our wildest and most wandering reveries, nay in our very dreams, we shall find, if we reflect, that the imagination ran not altogether at adventures,

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Noun

nay (plural nays)

1. A vote against.

   I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.

2. A person who voted against.

   The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed, the nays have it.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of any
• Ayn, AYN
• NYA
• yan