English · Word Candidate

nor

/nɔː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: NORs

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

và không

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ConjunctionRegister: literary

Nor did I stop to think, but ran.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mỗi trừ thuật ngữ đầu tiên trong một loạt

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Conjunction

I am neither hungry nor thirsty.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phép toán nhị phân gồm NOT OR

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Noun

0 NOR 0 is 1; 1 NOR anything is 0.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “nor” mean?

And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

Is “nor” formal or informal?

nor is generally literary.