"ai" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /aɪ/ Audio: en-us-eye.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Contraction of aight (which itself is a contraction of all right). Etymology templates: {{m|en|aight}} aight, {{m|en|all right}} all right Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} ai, {{en-cont}} ai
  1. (slang, US) All right. Tags: US, contraction, slang
    Sense id: en-ai-en-contraction-bNvC9ah5 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑ.i/ Forms: ais [plural], ai [plural]
Etymology: Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portuguese aí, from Old Tupi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt-BR|aí}} Brazilian Portuguese aí, {{der|en|tpw|-}} Old Tupi Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ai}} ai (plural ais or ai)
  1. A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil. Categories (lifeform): Anteaters and sloths Synonyms (Bradypus tridactylus): maned sloth Related terms: unau (english: two-toed sloth)
    Sense id: en-ai-en-noun-KwXBWnLN Disambiguation of Anteaters and sloths: 6 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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