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yes and no

yes and Nō
Y y

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yes and noh]
    • /yɛs ænd noʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yes and noh]
    • /yɛs ænd noʊ/

Definition of yes and no words

  • convention yes and no You say yes and no in reply to a question when you cannot give a definite answer, because in some ways the answer is yes and in other ways the answer is no. 0
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Parts of speech for Yes and no

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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yes and no popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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