Nor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

conjunction
  1. (used in negative phrases, especially after neither, to introduce the second member in a series, or any subsequent member): Neither he nor I will be there. They won't wait for you, nor for me, nor for anybody.
  2. (used to continue the force of a negative, as not, no, never, etc., occurring in a preceding clause): He left and I never saw him again, nor did I regret it.
  3. (used after an affirmative clause, or as a continuative, in the sense of and not): They are happy, nor need we worry.
  4. than.
  5. (used without a preceding neither, the negative force of which is understood): He nor I was there.
  6. (used instead of neither as correlative to a following nor): Nor he nor I was there.
noun
  1. a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when both operands are negative.
  1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds which are the normal or parent forms of the compound denoted by the base words: l-norepinephrine.
abbreviation
  1. north.
  2. northern.
abbreviation
  1. Norman.
  2. North.
  3. Northern.
  4. Norway.
  5. Norwegian.
conjunction, preposition (coordinating)
  1. and not
  2. (and) not … either
  3. than
  4. neither
combining form
  1. indicating that a chemical compound is derived from a specified compound by removal of a group or groups
  2. indicating that a chemical compound is a normal isomer of a specified compound
Nor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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