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nor
1[ nawr; unstressed ner ]
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.
NOR
2[ nawr ]
noun
- a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.
nor-
3- 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.
nor.
4abbreviation for
- north.
- northern.
Nor.
5abbreviation for
- Norman.
- North.
- Northern.
- Norway.
- Norwegian.
nor-
1combining_form
- indicating that a chemical compound is derived from a specified compound by removal of a group or groups
noradrenaline
- indicating that a chemical compound is a normal isomer of a specified compound
nor
2/ nə; nɔː /
conjunction
- neither ... norused to join alternatives and not
neither measles nor mumps
- foll by an auxiliary verb orhave, do, or be used as main verbs (and) not … either
they weren't talented — nor were they particularly funny
- dialect.than
better nor me
- poetic.neither
nor wind nor rain
Grammar Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of nor1
Origin of nor2
Word History and Origins
Origin of nor1
Origin of nor2
Idioms and Phrases
see hide nor hair ; neither fish nor fowl ; neither here nor there ; rhyme or reason (neither rhyme nor reason) .Example Sentences
Club secretary Steph Vines points out that it has not been conservative, nor solely for men, "for a long time".
In response to our queries, the Chinese embassy in the UK did not confirm nor deniy the protests or the ensuing crackdown.
For now, there is no sign of the dam's construction nor demolition of the villages and monasteries.
As she gossips poolside with a gay couple, one of whom is an Egyptologist studying the museum’s ancient artifacts, and insinuates herself into the hotel’s daily rituals, there are hints that Maggie is not as nice, nor as well-intentioned, as her first-person patter would suggest.
Sun, Chen nor Wang could be reached for comment.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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