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ale | yale |

As an interjection ale

is let's go!, come on!.

As a noun yale is

a mythical beast in european mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goat-like four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

ale

English

Noun

  • An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
  • Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.
  • A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
  • Synonyms

    * (liquor) beer (loosely), yill

    Derived terms

    () * alehouse * alewife * ginger ale * pale ale * real ale

    Anagrams

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    yale

    English

    (wikipedia Yale)

    Alternative forms

    * (university) (Yale University) (more properly)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A university in the eastern United States.
  • A set of romanisation schemes for Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean.
  • Derived terms

    * (university) Yalie

    See also

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

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