"nay-say" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nay-say.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nay-says [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nay-say (plural nay-says)
  1. (archaic) A refusal, denial, or negation. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-nay-say-en-noun-mNRpe5bi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: naysay

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nay-say.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nay-says [present, singular, third-person], nay-saying [participle, present], nay-said [participle, past], nay-said [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|nay-says|nay-saying|nay-said}} nay-say (third-person singular simple present nay-says, present participle nay-saying, simple past and past participle nay-said)
  1. To speak negatively of something.
    Sense id: en-nay-say-en-verb-sUN~kNVN
  2. To reply no.
    Sense id: en-nay-say-en-verb-iMuv6LnR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: naysay Related terms: naysayer, gainsay

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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