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or

/ɔː(ɹ)/ · conjunction

Meaning

  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".
  2. An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
  3. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
  4. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
  5. Connects two equivalent names.
  6. The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation.
  7. Initialism of Olympic Record.
  8. Initialism of odorant receptor.
  9. Initialism of olfactory receptor.
  10. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research.
  11. A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.
  12. (operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.
  13. The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
  14. Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
  15. Early (on).
  16. Earlier, previously.
  17. Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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