or

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Conjunction 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Alternative forms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.3.2 Adjective 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Adverb 1.4.2 Preposition 1.5 Anagrams 2 Basque 2.1 Noun 3 Catalan 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 1 4.2.1 Noun 4.2.1.1 Related terms 4.3 Etymology 2 4.3.1 Adverb 4.3.2 Conjunction 4.4 See also 5 Italian 5.1 Adverb 6 Norwegian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Alternative spellings 6.3 Noun 6.4 References 7 Norwegian Nynorsk 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Preposition 7.3 References 8 Old English 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Noun 9 Romanian 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Verb 10 Scots 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Conjunction 10.2.1 Usage notes 11 Swedish 11.1 Noun 11.1.1 Synonyms 12 Tocharian A 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Noun 13 Tocharian B 13.1 Etymology 13.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

Wikipedia

• (UK) IPA: /ɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /O:(\r)/
• (US) IPA: /ɔɹ/, SAMPA: /Or\/
•  Audio (UK)^{help, file}
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• enPR: ôr
• (GenAm) IPA: /oʊɹ/, X-SAMPA: /oUr\/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Homophones: oar, ore, o'er, aw (in non-rhotic accents), awe (in non-rhotic accents)

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English oþþe.

[edit] Conjunction

or

1. Connects at least two words, phrases, clauses, etc. that each could make a sentence true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is "either...or".
2. Logical union of two sets of values. There are two forms, an exclusive or and an inclusive or.

[edit] Synonyms

• and/or

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• neither
• nor

[edit] Etymology 2

Latin aurum (“‘gold’”) via Old French or (“‘yellow’”).

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

or (uncountable)

1. (heraldry) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

   • 1909: The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "or" and "argent". — Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry
   • 1889: In engraving, "Or" is expressed by dots. — Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry

[edit] Alternative forms

Sometimes abbreviated as o. in heraldic contexts. Sometimes capitalized Or to distinguish use as a color from use as a conjunction.

[edit] Related terms

• Au (chemical symbol for gold)

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[edit] Adjective

or (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

[edit] Synonyms

• gold

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[edit] Etymology 3

Late Old English ār, from Scandinavian (compare Old Norse ár). Compare ere.

[edit] Adverb

or

1. (obsolete) Early (on).
2. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.

[edit] Preposition

or

1. (now archaic or dialectal) Before; ere.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:

     "Sey ye never so," seyde Sir Bors, "for many tymys or this she hath bene wroth with you, and aftir that she was the firste that repented hit."

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of or
• RO

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Noun

or

1. dog

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin aurum.

[edit] Noun

or m. (uncountable)

1. gold

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔʁ/

[edit] Etymology 1

Latin aurum.

[edit] Noun

or m. (plural ors)

1. gold

[edit] Related terms

• orfèvre

[edit] Etymology 2

Vulgar Latin hā horā, alteration of hac hora.

[edit] Adverb

or

1. (obsolete) now, presently

[edit] Conjunction

or

1. yet, however

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Colours

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adverb

or

1. Apocopic form of ora.

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlr, órir

[edit] Alternative spellings

• older

[edit] Noun

or m. and f. (definite singular ora/oren; indefinite plural orer; definite plural orene)

1. alder

[edit] References

• “or” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ór

[edit] Preposition

or

1. out of

[edit] References

• “or” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *uz.

[edit] Noun

ōr n.

1. origin

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [or]

[edit] Verb

(ele/ei) or (modal auxiliary; third-person plural form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)

1. (they) might

   fiindcă or avea ceva pe care noi nu-l avem, va trebui să aşteptăm puţin

   being that they might have something that we don't, we will need to wait a bit

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Possibly from a Northumbrian Old English variant of foran, but this is not certain.

[edit] Conjunction

or

1. (South Scots) before (only in certain senses)

   It'll no be lang or A'm gaan on holiday.

[edit] Usage notes

Not archaic, but rare amongst young people.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

or

1. mite

Inflection for or	Singular		Plural
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	or	oret	or	oren
Genitive	ors	orets	ors	orens

[edit] Synonyms

• kvalster

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[edit] Tocharian A

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dóru, with unexplained loss of initial */d/.

[edit] Noun

or n.

1. wood

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[edit] Tocharian B

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dóru, with unexplained loss of initial */d/.

[edit] Noun

or n.

1. wood