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yea
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
yea
(noun)
yea
/
ˈ
jeɪ/
noun
plural
yeas
yea
/
ˈ
jeɪ/
noun
plural
yeas
Britannica Dictionary definition of YEA
[
count
]
formal
:
a yes vote
We counted seven
yeas
[=
ayes
] and two nays.
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