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• nor
  nor

  conjunction

  (used in negative phrases, especially after neither, to introduce the second member in a series, or any subsequent member).
• NOR
  NOR

  noun

  a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.
• nor-
  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.
• nor.
  nor.

  abbreviation

  north.
• Nor.
  Nor.

  abbreviation

  Norman.

nor

¹ American  

[nawr, ner] / nɔr, nər /

conjunction

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. (used after an affirmative clause, or as a continuative, in the sense ofand not ).

   They are happy, nor need we worry.

4. Older Use. than.

5. Archaic. (used without a preceding neither, the negative force of which is understood).

   He nor I was there.

6. Archaic. (used instead of neither as correlative to a followingnor ).

   Nor he nor I was there.

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NOR ² American  

[nawr] / nɔr /

noun

1. a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.

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nor- ³ American  

1. 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.

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nor. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. north.

2. northern.

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Nor. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Norman.

2. North.

3. Northern.

4. Norway.

5. Norwegian.

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NOR ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. not overreacting.

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nor ¹ British  

/ nə, nɔː /

conjunction

1. (used to join alternatives) and not

   neither measles nor mumps

2. (and) not … either

   they weren't talented — nor were they particularly funny

3. dialect than

   better nor me

4. poetic neither

   nor wind nor rain

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nor- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating that a chemical compound is derived from a specified compound by removal of a group or groups

   noradrenaline

2. indicating that a chemical compound is a normal isomer of a specified compound

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nor Idioms  

1. see hide nor hair; neither fish nor fowl; neither here nor there; rhyme or reason (neither rhyme nor reason).

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Grammar

See neither.

Etymology

Origin of nor¹

1300–50; Middle English, contraction of nother, Old English nōther, equivalent to ne not + ōther (contraction of ōhwæther ) either; cf. or ¹

Origin of NOR²

1955–60

Origin of nor-³

Short for normal

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

nor NOR nor- nor. Nor.

“Talking about AI, trade and technology is useful—but talk is not a strategy nor an outcome,” said Myron Brilliant, a former top U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We like our target for the S&P 500 index this year of 7,800-8,000,” Christopher said, adding that he isn’t expecting a completely flat yield curve, nor an inversion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Still, an earthquake swarm by itself doesn’t mean Yellowstone is preparing to erupt, nor does ground deformation, changing temperatures or gas emissions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

I walked away from our conversation with the conviction that the man who started medbeds was neither trying to make money nor influence politics.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Neither Sarah Taylor nor almost any person, except Maggie, could have possibly understood the kind of abnormality Kate Fox had lived with since she was eleven years old.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“Bane NOR had just begun investigating the extent of the damage to the bridge on Monday morning when the middle part slid into the river,” the agency said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

I think that NOR is just one example among dozens of a very, very long time coming disruption to the way that the funeral industry practices.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2022

“For each individual who chooses NOR over conventional burial or cremation, the process saves the equivalent of one metric ton of carbon from entering the environment.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

Truman heard Spade pitch NOR at a meeting of Seattle Venture Partners, a “venture philanthropy” group that infuses philanthropic work with a venture-capital ethos.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2020

You ken have a bath here that won't freeze summer NOR winter.

From A Mountain Woman by Elia Wilkinson Peattie

Never had hearts been shaken with such terrors, nor- xxvi - ever thrilled with such radiant hopes.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Louise Seymour Houghton

This line will be comprised between 40 and 50 deg. of nor. lat.

From An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming by J. R. (John Ranicar) Park

Table I 20′′ diam. pap. cov’d Belt in  nor. w’k’g con.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

And it were no wisdom in thee to save the life of him who hath been heretofore thy mortal enemy, and whose service now can nothing help, nor. pleasure thee.'

From Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt

I never saw a sweeter face, nor. ever heard sweeter expressions of faith in God, and love to all about her than hers.

From Stepping Heavenward by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss

Nor., you'll not have a penny left, and we'll all be violently ill if we eat half you've bought.

From Mates at Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce

Nor. evidently had Davy been let into the secret by Roke.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Albert Payson Terhune

But then Cecil regards me with scorn and contumely, and, to tell you the truth, Nor., when I see him coming I quiver like—like a blancmange!

From Mates at Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce