Definitions for yea
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. yeaadverb

   an affirmative

   "The yeas have it"

2. yea, yeahadverb

   not only so, but

   "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yeanoun

   An affirmative vote, usually but not always spoken

2. yeaadverb

   yes

3. yeaadverb

   Thus, so (now often accompanied by a hand gesture)

   The pony was yea high.

4. yeainterjection

   yeah, right, yes

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yeaadverb

   Yes. A particle of affirmation.

   Etymology: ea , or gea , Saxon; ja, Danish, German, and Dutch.

   I am weary; yea, my memory is tir’d. William Shakespeare.

   A rascally, yea, forsooth, knave, to bear a gentleman in hand, and then stand upon security. William Shakespeare.

   From these Philippinæ are brought costly spices, yea, and gold too? George Abbot, Description of the World.

   Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree in the garden. Gen. iii. 1.

   Let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matth. v.

   All the promises of God are yea, and amen; that is, are verified, which is the importance of yea, and confirmed, which is meant by amen, into an immutability. Henry Hammond.

   They durst abide
   Jehovah thund’ring out of Sion, thron’d
   Between the cherubim; yea, often plac’d
   Within his sanctuary itself their shrines. John Milton.

   Why do disputes in wrangling spend the day?
   Whilst one says only yea, and t’ other nay. John Denham.

   Notwithstanding this great proximity of man to himself; yea, and notwithstanding the observations made in all ages, we still remain ignorant of many things concerning ourselves. Matthew Hale.

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1. yea

   Yea is an affirmative expression used to signify a positive response, agreement or to cast a vote in favor of something. It can also be used to express enthusiasm or excitement. It is often used as a formal or old-fashioned version of "yes".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yeaadverb

   yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes

2. Yeaadverb

   more than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. Nay, adv., 2

3. Yeanoun

   an affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a vote by yeas and nays

4. Etymology: [OE. ye, ya, e, a, AS. ge; akin to OFries. g, i, OS., D., OHG., G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel, j, Goth. ja, jai, and probably to Gr. "h^ truly, verily. 188. Cf. Yes.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yea

   Yea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. Located 109 kilometres north-east of Melbourne via the Melba Highway, Yea sits at the junction with the Goulburn Valley Highway, and 172 metres above sea-level. At the 2011 Census, Yea had a population of 1,595.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yea

   yā, adv. yes: verily.—adj. (B.) true.—n. an affirmative vote. [A.S. geá; Dut. and Ger. ja, Ice. já. Cf. Yes.]

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1. YEA

   What does YEA stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the YEA acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YEA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yea is ranked #89069 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Yea surname appeared 208 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yea.
   
   72.6% or 151 total occurrences were Asian.
   20.1% or 42 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for yea »

1. aye

How to pronounce yea?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say yea in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yea in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of yea in a Sentence

1. Matthew Arnold:

   Unquiet souls. In the dark fermentation of earth, in the never idle workshop of nature, in the eternal movement, yea shall find yourselves again.

2. Gentry Motha freaking Christianansen:

   Yeah.. yea. why did it just need to go threw that th babe...

3. Claudia Figueroa of AZCactus Experts:

   I saw thepicture. That was so bad, i have never seen something like that before, but that can kill the person that was driving, and yea, they dont have to be too big to cause a lot of damage. That one right there, it could be one ton or 1,000 pounds.

4. Alice Wetterlund:

   Yea, we don’t need more of this in the world, that’s the other thing.

5. Masayoshi Son:

   We are both a little crazy, yea, people say we're crazy but we're not that stupid, right ? We can be crazy, we shouldn't be stupid.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=yea
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yea
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=yea
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yea
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=yea
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=yea
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html