aye

  • 11aye — S3 [aı] adv [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from yea] 1.) used to say yes when voting ≠ ↑nay the ayes have it (=used to say that most people in a meeting have voted in favour of something) 2.) a word meaning yes, used especially in Scotland …

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  • 12Aye — On rencontre le nom dans l Eure et Loir, mais aussi dans les Alpes (38, 05). Dans cette dernière région, il a le sens de bois, forêt. Ailleurs, c est un synonyme de haie. Dans tous les cas, il s agit d un toponyme devenu nom de famille …

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  • 13aye — (also ay) ► EXCLAMATION archaic or dialect ▪ yes. ► NOUN ▪ a vote for a proposal. ORIGIN probably from I, first person personal pronoun, expressing assent …

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  • 14Aye — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Aye (homonymie). Aye …

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  • 15AYE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 16AYE — Die Abkürzung AYE steht für: American Youth Ensemble Aspen Youth Experience Ayer (Massachusetts), Fort Devens Army Air Field (IATA Code eines Flughafens in den Vereinigten Staaten) aye steht für: Ayere, afrikanische Sprache (Sprachcode nach ISO… …

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  • 17aye — {{11}}aye (1) assent, 1570s, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of I (Cf. I), meaning I assent; or an alteration of Middle English yai yes (see YEA (Cf. yea)), or from AYE (Cf. aye) (2) always, ever. {{12}}aye (2) a …

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  • 18AYE — 1. adv. & n. (also ay) adv. 1 archaic or dial. yes. 2 (in voting) I assent. 3 (as aye aye) Naut. a response accepting an order. n. an affirmative answer or assent, esp. in voting. Phrases and idioms: the ayes have it the affirmative votes are in… …

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  • 19aye — I. adverb also ay Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse ei; akin to Old English ā always, Latin aevum age, lifetime, Greek aiōn age Date: 13th century always, continually, ever < love that will aye endure W. S. Gilbert > II. adverb also …

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  • 20aye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ayes also ay 1) CONVENTION Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English. Do you remember your first day at school? Oh aye. Yeah. 2) ADV If you vote aye, you vote in favour of something. 3) N PLURAL: the N The ayes are the&#8230; …

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