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aya
/ˈaɪə/
name 3noun 2adv 1
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3ADJ.
good, intense
AYA + NOUN
saudi
PREP.
about
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative form of ayah.
adv
1
Yes; yea; aye.
“The date is May 7, 1901, just before dawn. (COCK CROW offstage.) Aya, just about.”
“And for all her reading, her remarkable knowledge of English poetry and literature, she was never to lose certain countrified Yankee patterns of speech, saying 'Canady' for Canada, as an example, using 'set' for sit, or the old New England 'aya,' for yes.”
name
1
In Akkadian mythology, a mother goddess, consort of the sun god Shamash.
2
55565 Aya, a trans-Neptunian object and likely dwarf planet; named after said goddess.
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“The date is May 7, 1901, just before dawn. (COCK CROW offstage.) Aya, just about.”
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“And for all her reading, her remarkable knowledge of English poetry and literature, she was never to lose certain countrified Yankee patterns of speech, saying 'Canady' for Canada, as an example, usi
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Near-synonyms: YA, young adult
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In this study, the AYAs were stratified for risk and were assigned to a treatment arm via randomization.
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Aya tends to carry things to extremes.
Tatoeba · #6744806
Aya likes intense colors, such as hot pink, electric blue and deep purple.
Tatoeba · #67449Usage Notes
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