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• nay — 1. adverb /neɪ/ no. 2. conjunction /neɪ/ or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appro …   Wiktionary

• nay´say´er — nay|say «NAY SAY», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. say nay (to); deny; oppose; vote in the negative. –n. Archaic. a denial or refusal. –nay´say´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• nay|say — «NAY SAY», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. say nay (to); deny; oppose; vote in the negative. –n. Archaic. a denial or refusal. –nay´say´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Nay — Nay, n.; pl. {Nays}. 1. Denial; refusal. [1913 Webster] 2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative. [1913 Webster] {It is no nay}, there is no denying it. [Obs.] haucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nay — is still in use as a somewhat rhetorical (and often affected) way of expressing the meaning ‘and more than that…’: • One could not but notice how theatrical, nay operatic, the whole adornment of the church was Oxford Magazine, 1991. As a noun,… …   Modern English usage

• nay — [nā] adv. [ME < ON nei < ne, not + ei, ever: see AYE1] 1. no: now seldom used except in voting by voice 2. not that only, but also: used to reinforce a statement [I permit, nay, encourage it] n. 1. a refusal or denial 2 …   English World dictionary

• nay — /nay/, adv. 1. and not only so but; not only that but also; indeed: many good, nay, noble qualities. 2. Archaic. no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal). n. 3. a denial or refusal. 4. a negative vote or voter. [1125 75; ME nai, nei < ON nei no,… …   Universalium

• vote — [n] decision or right to decide representation aye*, ballot, choice, franchise, majority, nay*, plebiscite, poll, referendum, secret ballot, show of hands*, suffrage, tally, ticket, will, wish, yea*, yes or no*; concepts 300,376 vote [v] decide… …   New thesaurus

• nay — [ neı ] interjection 1. ) an old word meaning no or not 2. ) an old word used for correcting yourself when you think of a better way of expressing something 3. ) FORMAL used for saying no when you vote in a group of people. The word for yes is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vote — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poll, ballot; franchise, suffrage; choice, voice, option, election; referendum, plebiscite. v. cast a ballot; choose, select, elect, establish, enact, ratify, veto, nullify. See assent. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

• vote — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, OK, PR, absentee voting, acceptance, adherence, admiration, approbation, approval, aye, back, back up, ballot, ballot box stuffing, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand,… …   Moby Thesaurus