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\ ˈkā 
\
\Definition of kay
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the letter k
Kay
noun (2)\ ˈkā \
\Definition of Kay (Entry 2 of 2)
: a boastful overbearing knight of the Round Table who is foster brother and seneschal of King Arthur
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The first known use of kay was in the 14th century
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