nor

¹nor

conjunction \nər, ˈnȯr, Southern also ˈnär\

Definition of NOR

1

—used as a function word to introduce the second or last member or the second and each following member of a series of items each of which is negated <neither here nor there> <not done by you nor me nor anyone>

2

—used as a function word to introduce and negate a following clause or phrase

3

chiefly British : neither

See Usage Discussion at ¹neither

Origin of NOR

Middle English, contraction of nother neither, nor, from nother, pron. & adjective, neither — more at neither

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with NOR

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

²nor

conjunction

Definition of NOR

dialect

: than

Origin of NOR

Middle English, perhaps from ¹nor

First Known Use: 15th century

NOR

noun \ˈnȯr\

Definition of NOR

: a computer logic circuit that produces an output that is the inverse of that of an OR circuit

Origin of NOR

not OR

First Known Use: 1957

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