nor

Meanings

1. 1
   conj

   And not; used after "neither" or another negative to add a second negative idea.

   I am neither hungry nor thirsty.

2. 2
   conj

   Used to add a further negative statement, often with the verb before the subject.

   The struggle did not end, nor was it diminished.

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

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