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Nay
Definitions
(Noun) an Egyptian flute made out of bamboo that has a single reed.(Interjection) No. (archaic)
Usage: Nay, this very flux and change you make so much of: how can we speak of it at all, be it ne'er so swift or slow, were't not that we remember how things were before?
(Noun) Nay is incorrect. Ney is how it is usually spelled in English. It is a specific kind of flute from a variety of countries in the Middle East.
Usage: Listen to the masterful playing of the nay (sic) in that ethnographic recording.
(Expression) A "no" vote; archaic except in a voting context.
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