NOR
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nor¹
- /nɔː/ UK
- /nɔɹ/ US
Sounds like gnaw (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not + or.
conjunction
- And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one). Nor did I stop to think, but ran.
- A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true. I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
- Neither. I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.
- Used to introduce a further negative statement. The struggle didn't end, nor was it diminished.
- Than. He's no better nor you.
nor²
- /nɔː/ UK
- /nɔɹ/ US
Sounds like gnaw (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Etymology 1 (sense 2 above), reinterpreted as not + or or negation + or.
noun nors
- Alternative form of NOR.NOR
NOR³
Where it comes from
From nor. Reinterpreted as NOT + OR or negation + OR (see also NAND, formed analogically).
noun NORs
- A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function. 0 NOR 0 is 1; 1 NOR anything is 0.
- Acronym of nucleolus organiser region.nucleolus organiser region
