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ay adv. (all old edd. have the spelling ā€œIā€)
1. yes Tp. I. ii. 268; introducing a more forcible statement than the preceding one Wint. II. i. 137.
2. used to introduce a question=Come! Why! Tp. II. i. 284 [276], Shr. V. ii. 42, Ant. III. viii. 38 [x. 29].
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