Ay

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  • noun & adverb. undefined
  • adverb. undefined
  • interjection. Used before me to express distress or regret.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See aye.
  • noun. See aye.
  • noun. See ey.
  • noun. A common English digraph (pron. ā), formerly interchangeable in most instances with ai, but now the regular form when final, occurring medially only in certain positions.
  • Ever; always; for ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
  • Ever: indefinitely, after if.
  • Ah! O! oh! an exclamation expressing surprise, interest, regret, etc., according to the manner of utterance.
  • Ay me! ah me! an expression of regret or sorrow.
  • noun. A sparkling wine taking its name from the town of Ay in the department of Marne, France. See champagne.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • interjection. Ah! alas!
  • adverb. Same as aye.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. Ah! alas!
  • interjection. Alternative spelling of aye ("yes")
  • interjection. New Zealand spelling of eh (question tag)
  • adverb. Always; ever.
  • adjective. For an indefinite time.
  • Word Usage
    "'_Let them hang_,' ay -- (_ay_) 'and BURN TOO,' was 'the disposition' they had 'thwarted', -- measuring 'the quarry of _the quartered slaves_,' which it _would_ make, 'would the nobility but lay aside their ruth.'"
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    A  A.  Ai  Alai  Ally  
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    Ang.  Deus  Kung  adentro  ako  
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