kay
Because it is a word with a single syllable, kay is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofkay
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
Example: "I promise to give it back. – OK."
- Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
Synonyms: now, "now then"
Example: "OK, I'm thinking of a number…"
- Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
Example: "You always do this to me! When we were at your mother’s, you said that… – OK, OK, …"
- A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
- A kilometer.
- A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
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