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nor

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Main Entry:
1nor 
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Pronunciation:
\nər, ˈnr, Southern also ˈnär\
Function:
conjunction
Etymology:
Middle English, contraction of nother neither, nor, from nother, pron. & adjective, neither — more at neither
Date:
14th century
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 phrase3chiefly British : neither
usage see 1neither
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