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(nôr; nər ) 
conj.
And not; or not; not either: has neither phoned nor written us; life forms that are neither plants nor animals.
nor2 (nôr, nər )
conj. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S.
Than.
conj.
And not; or not; not either: has neither phoned nor written us; life forms that are neither plants nor animals.
[Middle English : ne, no; see no1 + or, or; see or1.]
USAGE NOTE When using neither in a balanced construction that negates two parts of a sentence, nor (not or) must be used in the second clause: She is neither able nor (not or) willing to go. Similarly, when negating the second of two negative independent clauses, nor (not or) must be used: He cannot find anyone now, nor does he expect to find anyone in the future; Jane will never compromise with Bill, nor will Bill compromise with Jane. Note that in these constructions, nor causes an inversion of the auxiliary verb and the subject (does he ... will Bill ...). However, when a verb is negated by not or never, and is followed by a verb phrase that is also to be negated (but not an entire clause), either or or nor can be used: He will not permit the change, or (or nor) even consider it. In noun phrases of the type no this or that, or is actually more common than nor: He has no experience or interest (less frequently nor interest) in chemistry. Or is also more common than nor when such a noun phrase, adjective phrase, or adverb phrase is introduced by not: He is not a philosopher or a statesman. They were not rich or happy. See Usage Notes at neither, or1.
nor2 (nôr, nər )
conj. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S.
Than.
[Middle English, perhaps ultimately from nor, nor. See nor1.]
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IN BRIEF: And not.
I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf.
— George Chapman (1560-1634), English dramatist, translator, poet, from Eastward Ho, 1605.
Tutor's tip: Note: "Gnaw" (to chew on) and "naw" (a slang for "no") sound alike. "Knorr" (a ship with one sail) and "nor" (a word used to make the following word or phrase negative) sound alike.
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Nor may refer to:
- Nor, a grammatical conjunction
- Nór, the eponymous founder-king of Norway in Norse mythology
- Nor (Wicked), a character in the novel Wicked
- nor-, a chemical prefix for "stripped-down" molecules lacking groups (such as methyl-groups); for example, noradrenaline
- Norma (constellation), standard astronomical abbreviation
NOR may stand for:
- Logical NOR ("Not OR"), a binary operation in logic
- NOR Flash Memory, a type of non-volatile computer memory
- NOR gate, an electronic gate that implements a logical NOR
- NOR, station identifier for National Severe Storms Laboratory radar
- Nucleolus organizer region, a chromosomal region around which the nucleolus forms in cell biology
- Nitrite oxidoreductase, an enzyme
Norway, official country code- Normanton railway station, England; National Rail station code NOR
- Norfolk Orbital Railway, a proposed rail link in the English country of Norfolk
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Nor
Dansk (Danish)
1.
conj. - ej heller, heller ikke
idioms:
- neither .. nor hverken eller
2.
conj. - end
abbr. - Norge, nordmand, nord, Norman
n. - NOR, logisk regneoperation anvendt på to binære værdier
Nederlands (Dutch)
ook niet, noch, en niet
Français (French)
1.
conj. - ne .. pas non plus, non plus, même
idioms:
- neither .. nor ni .. ni
2.
conj. - (dial) que
abbr. - (abrév) de Norvège, Nord, Normand
n. - (Comput) Retour de l'Opérateur Boléen (quand les deux opérandes sont faux)
Deutsch (German)
1.
conj. - noch, auch nicht
idioms:
- neither .. nor weder .. noch
2.
conj. - als
abbr. - Norwegen, Norwegisch, Norden, Normanne, normannisch
n. - Boolscher Operator, der bei Falschmeldung beider Operanden richtig angibt
Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - (και) ούτε (που), μήτε (και)
abbr. - ούτε
n. - βορράς
adj. - βόρειος
adv. - βόρεια
idioms:
- neither .. nor ούτε... ούτε, ούτε... μήτε
idioms:
- neither .. nor né .. né
Português (Portuguese)
conj. - nem, também não
abbr. - norte
n. - um operador (m) lógico
adj. - prefixado aos nomes de compostos orgânicos
idioms:
- neither .. nor nem .. nem
idioms:
- neither .. nor ни...ни
Español (Spanish)
1.
conj. - ni, tampoco, pero
idioms:
- neither .. nor ni ... ni
2.
conj. - que
abbr. - Noruega, noruego, norte, normando
n. - operador booleano que retorna verdadero cuando ambos operandos son falsos
Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - inte (heller), eller, och inte, men inte
abbr. - Norge, norrman, norr
n. - Booleansk operator betecknande motsatsen till "or"
adv. - eller, inte heller
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 也不
idioms:
- neither .. nor 既不...也不...
2. 也不
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
conj. - 也不
2.
conj. - 也不
idioms:
- neither .. nor 既不...也不...
2.
conj. - ~보다도
abbr. - norway(노르웨이), north(북방), norman(노르망디 사람)
n. - 부정논리화
日本語 (Japanese)
conj. - …もまた…ない, そしてまた…ない
العربيه (Arabic)
(حرف عطف) ولا (اختصار) مختصر : النرويج (الاسم) اختصار "north" شمال (ظرف) ولا
עברית (Hebrew)
conj. - לא, ואף לא
conj. - לא, ואף לא, מ-, מאשר (ניב מדובר)
abbr. - נורבגיה, נורבגי, צפון, נורמני
n. - לא ולא - סימן בוליאני המציין אמת כאשר שני האיברים שמצדיו אינם נכונים
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