## Meanings
1. Used to link alternatives, only one of which need apply.
2. Otherwise; used to warn of a bad result.
3. Used to link two names for the same thing.

## Examples
- You may stay or go.
- Hurry up, or you'll miss the train!
- The country Myanmar, or Burma, lies in Southeast Asia.

## Antonyms
- nor

## Derived Forms
- heorshe

## Related Forms
- either
- neither
- nor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: or
- Root: āþor
- Root: oththe
- Root: oþþe
- Root: *efþau

## Etymology
From Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English āþor, āwþer, āhwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”).

## AI Etymology
Or comes from Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English āþor, āwþer, āhwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”). Modern senses include used to link alternatives, only one of which need apply and otherwise; used to warn of a bad result. The wider word family includes derivatives such as heorshe and related forms such as either, neither, and nor.

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