or

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[edit] English

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English oþþe.

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or

  1. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either...or".
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 5
      The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk […] , and is sessile on the calyptra base […]
  2. Logical union of two sets of values. There are two forms, an exclusive or and an inclusive or.
  3. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
  4. otherwise; a consequence of the condition that the previous is false
    It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
  5. Connects two equivalent names.
    the country Myanmar or Burma
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conjunction
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French or ("yellow"), from Latin aurum ("gold")

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia has an article on:

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
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  • (gold or yellow tincture): o., Or
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  • Au (chemical symbol for gold)
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gold or yellow tincture

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or (not comparable)

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

[edit] Etymology 3

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

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or

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

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or

  1. (now archaic or dialect) 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."

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or m. (oblique plural ors, nominative singular ors, nominative plural or)

  1. gold (metal)

[edit] Basque

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  • hor (dialectal)
  • ora (dialectal)

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1103; variant of hor, from Proto-Basque *hor. Mostly replaced by zakur.

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or

  1. dog

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Chemical element
Au Previous: platí (Pt)
Next: mercuri (Hg)

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin aurum.

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or m. (plural ors)

  1. gold

[edit] French

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin aurum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”).

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or m. (plural ors)

  1. gold
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin hā horā, alteration of hac hora.

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or

  1. (obsolete) now, presently

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or

  1. yet, however

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adverb

or

  1. apocopic form of ora

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or m. (uncountable)

  1. gold (metal)
  2. gold (color)

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  • French: or

[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

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From Old Norse ǫlr, órir

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[edit] Noun

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

  1. alder

[edit] References

  • “or” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse ór

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or

  1. out of

[edit] References

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

[edit] Old English

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Proto-Germanic *uz.

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ōr n.

  1. origin

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Latin aurum

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or m. (oblique plural ors, nominative singular ors, nominative plural or)

  1. gold (metal)
  2. gold (color)
  3. (by extension) blond(e) color

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

[edit] Romansch

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  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) aur
  • (Surmiran) ôr

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From Latin aurum.

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or m.

  1. (Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) gold

[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

A variant of ere, obsolete in modern English.

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or

  1. Before or until (only in certain senses)
    It'll nae be lang or A gang ma holiday.- It'll not be long until/ before I go on holiday

[edit] Usage notes

Not archaic, but rare amongst young people.

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

Possibly from Old Irish amar ("song, singing"). See òran.

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or m. (genitive ora, plural ora, orthachan, or orrachan)

  1. hymn, incantation, petition, prayer

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or n.

  1. a mite

[edit] Declension

Declension of or
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative or oret or oren
genitive ors orets ors orens

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[edit] Tocharian A

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

[edit] Noun

or n.

  1. wood

[edit] Tocharian B

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

or n.

  1. wood

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