yea
/jeɪ/
adverbinterjectionnoun
Yes, indeed.
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Adverb 2 meanings
Yes, indeed.
Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture by way of measurement).
Interjection 1 meaning
Yeah, right, yes.
Noun 1 meaning
An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English ye, ȝea, ya, ȝa, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”), from Proto-West Germanic *jā. The modern pronunciation shows an irregular development of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language, probably from association with the antonym nay.
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YEA at a glance
YEA has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + E 1 + A 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,559 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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