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How to pronounce “jay”
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Pronunciation guide for jay
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of jay with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Steven Novella, Jay Novella & Bob Novella
Today, we welcome the Novella brothers, Steve, Jay,
- Definition summary
- Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
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How to pronounce jay
Steven Novella, Jay Novella & Bob Novella
Today, we welcome the Novella brothers, Steve, Jay,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “jay”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
- Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
- (archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
- (obsolete) Promiscuous woman; prostitute.
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