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nor
[ nawr; unstressed ner ]
/ nɔr; unstressed nər /
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conjunction
(used in negative phrases, especially after neither, to introduce the second member in a series, or any subsequent member): Neither he nor I will be there. They won't wait for you, nor for me, nor for anybody.
(used to continue the force of a negative, as not, no, never, etc., occurring in a preceding clause): He left and I never saw him again, nor did I regret it.
(used after an affirmative clause, or as a continuative, in the sense of and not): They are happy, nor need we worry.
Older Use. than.
Archaic. (used without a preceding neither, the negative force of which is understood): He nor I was there.
Archaic. (used instead of neither as correlative to a following nor): Nor he nor I was there.
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Origin of nor
1300–50; Middle English, contraction of nother,Old English nōther, equivalent to ne not + ōther (contraction of ōhwæther) either; cf. or1
grammar notes for nor
See neither.
Words nearby nor
nope, no picnic, noplace, Nopo, no problem, nor, Nora, NORAD, noradrenalin, noradrenaline, noradrenergic
Other definitions for nor (2 of 5)
NOR
[ nawr ]
/ nɔr /
noun
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.
Origin of NOR
1955–60
Other definitions for nor (3 of 5)
nor-
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds which are the normal or parent forms of the compound denoted by the base words: l-norepinephrine.
Origin of nor-
Short for normal
Other definitions for nor (4 of 5)
nor.
abbreviation
north.
northern.
Other definitions for nor (5 of 5)
Nor.
abbreviation
Norman.
North.
Northern.
Norway.
Norwegian.
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How to use nor in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for nor (1 of 2)
nor
/ (nɔː, unstressed nə) /
conjunction, preposition (coordinating)
neither ... nor (used to join alternatives) and notneither measles nor mumps
(foll by an auxiliary verb or have, do, or be used as main verbs) (and) not … eitherthey weren't talented — nor were they particularly funny
dialect thanbetter nor me
poetic neithernor wind nor rain
Word Origin for nor
C13: contraction of Old English nōther, from nāhwæther neither
British Dictionary definitions for nor (2 of 2)
nor-
combining form
indicating that a chemical compound is derived from a specified compound by removal of a group or groupsnoradrenaline
indicating that a chemical compound is a normal isomer of a specified compound
Word Origin for nor-
by shortening from normal
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Medical definitions for nor
nor-
pref.
A precursor compound that differs from its successor by the absence of a radical group, usually methyl:norepinephrine.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with nor
nor
see hide nor hair; neither fish nor fowl; neither here nor there; rhyme or reason (neither rhyme nor reason).
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