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nay

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Adverb

  1. {{lb|en|archaic|or|regional|otherwise|humorous}} [[no|No]]. {{defdate|from 12th c.}}
  2. {{lb|en|archaic|or|regional}} Introducing a statement, without direct negation. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
  3. {{lb|en|archaic|otherwise|jocular}} [[or|Or]] [[rather]], [[or]] [[should]] [[I]] [[say]]; [[moreover]] (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). {{defdate|from 16th c.}}

Interjection

  1. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[no|No]].

Noun

  1. A [[vote]] against.
  2. A person who voted against.
  3. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[denial]]; a [[refusal]].<ref>{{cite-book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uysQzJy9IwMC&pg=PA818&dq=%22word+nay+a+denial+refusal%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij_5CHi-3cAhWJ2FMKHWjCDdMQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22word%20nay%20a%20denial%20refusal%22&f=false|title=Middle English Dictionary|author=Robert E. Lewis, Sherman M. Kuhn|publisher=University of Michigan Press|year=1978}}</ref>

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[refuse]].

Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[nary#Adjective|Nary]]; not any

Proper noun

  1. {{place|en|@abbrev of:Nayarit|state|c/Mexico}}.

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