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Word: Nor
Speech Type: Conjunction
Middle English: contraction of Old English nother ‘neither’
nɔː
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
Short Definition:used before second or further of alternatives
Examples:- they were neither cheap nor convenient
- the sheets were never washed, nor the towels, nor his shirts
used to introduce a further negative statement
Short Definition:introducing further negative statement
Examples:- ‘I don't see how.’ ‘Nor do I.’
- the struggle did not end, nor was it any less diminished
than
Short Definition:than
Examples:- she thinks she knows better nor me
Word: Nor
Speech Type: Adverb
nɔː
neither
Examples:- nor God nor demon can undo the done
Word: Nor
Speech Type: Noun
nɔː
a Boolean operator which gives the value one if and only if all operands have a value of zero and otherwise has a value of zero.
Short Definition:Boolean operator
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