nor

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nô, IPA ^(key): /nɔː/, SAMPA: /nO:/
• (US) enPR: nôr, IPA ^(key): /nɔːr/, SAMPA: /nO:r/

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Coordinator

Coordinator nor

1. Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen.

   He was calm, neither happy nor sad.

   Neither my wife nor I knew what to do.

   I don't belong here. Nor do you.

Adverb

Positive nor

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Nor is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case.
   • Synonym: neither

   I don't belong here, and nor do you.

Usage notes

Some people find this use of nor after and or but ungrammatical.

Related words

• or
• not