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Interjection: yes  yes
  1. Indicates an affirmative response
    - ay [dialect], aye [dialect], sure [informal], uh-huh [informal], yah [UK, informal], yea [informal], yeah [informal], yep [informal], yup [informal], ya [S.Africa, informal], certainly
Noun: yes (yeses,yesses)  yes
  1. An affirmative
    "I was hoping for a yes"

Derived forms: yeses, yesses

Type of: affirmative

Antonym: no

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