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nor

/nɔɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
nor
IPA
/nɔɹ/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

Literary

conj

A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.

conj

Neither.

Archaic

conj

Used to introduce a further negative statement.

conj

Than.

British usage

noun

Alternative form of NOR.

noun

A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.

noun

Acronym of nucleolus organiser region.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither. By surface analysis, not + or.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nɔɹ/
  • British English: /nɔː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nors (plural)

Derived Forms

XNOR

Phrases

buff nor stye common sense is neither common nor sensical for love nor money gentle nor simple hide nor hair make head nor tail of make neither head nor tail of meddle nor make

Frequently Paired Words

neither and nand or xor NOT

Homonyms

gnaw (non-rhotic) noor

Antonyms

OR

Rhymes With

for or your more before four war d'or door store floor anymore

Questions

How do you pronounce nor?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɔɹ/.
What does nor mean?
And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
Where does nor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce nor

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