yea
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English ġēa, in turn from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”). Cognate with Dutch ja, German ja and Swedish ja.
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yea (not comparable)
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yea
- (in some dialects of American English, including Southern, Western, and African American Vernacular) yeah, right, yes
- Common misspelling of yeah.
[edit] Noun
yea (plural yeas)
- An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken
- 2009 January 6, “Still Broken After All These Years”:
- Recently senators could fax in their yeas or nays to the committee chairman.
- 2009 January 6, “Still Broken After All These Years”: