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Definition of Ay
Ay

Ah! alas!

Same as Aye.

Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

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Ay Quotations

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.
Henry David Thoreau

Every man is as God made him, ay, and often worse.
Miguel de Cervantes

Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern.
Edward Moore

Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had their day.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Ay Translations

ay in French is il est vrai que


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