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- [nawr; unstressed ner]
- /nɔr; unstressed nər/
- /nɔː(r)/
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- [nawr; unstressed ner]
- /nɔr; unstressed nər/
Definitions of nor word
- noun nor a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative. 1
- noun nor Used before the second or further of two or more alternatives (the first being introduced by a negative such as “neither” or “not”) to indicate that they are each untrue or each do not happen. 1
- noun nor not either 1
- noun Definition of nor in Technology Not OR. The Boolean function which is true if none of its inputs are true and false otherwise, the logical complement of inclusive OR. The binary (two-input) NOR function can be defined (written as an infix operator): A NOR B = NOT (A OR B) = (NOT A) AND (NOT B) Its truth table is: A | B | A NOR B --+---+--------- F | F | T F | T | F T | F | F T | T | F NOR, like NAND, forms a complete set of Boolean functions on its own since it can be used to make NOT, AND, OR and any other Boolean function: NOT A = A NOR A A OR B = NOT (A NOR B) A AND B = (NOT A) NOR (NOT B) 1
- conjunction nor You use nor after 'neither' in order to introduce the second alternative or the last of a number of alternatives in a negative statement. 0
- conjunction nor You use nor after a negative statement in order to indicate that the negative statement also applies to you or to someone or something else. 0
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Origin of nor
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English, contraction of nother, Old English nōther, equivalent to ne not + ōther (contraction of ōhwæther) either; cf. or1
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Parts of speech for Nor
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nor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nor
conjunction nor
- neither — not either; not the one or the other: Neither statement is true.
Antonyms for nor
conjunction nor
- instead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- preferentially — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- in other words — that is to say
- conversely — You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described.
- on the other hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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