nor
pronunciation
How to pronounce nor in British English:
UK [nɔː(r)]
How to pronounce nor in American English:
US [nɔːr]
Word Origin
- nor
- nor: [14] Nor began life in the Old English period as nother. This was a compound formed from the negative particle and an unrecorded *ōther, a word related to either which expressed the notion of ‘alternative’. In the Middle English period this was contracted to nor.=> either
- nor (conj.)
- c. 1300, contraction of Middle English nauther (see neither). Influenced in form by or.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Nor is the system easy to fool .
- 2. Nor would they have cared .
- 3. Nor does playboy support multitasking .
- 4. Nor should their doctor ignore it .
- 5. Nor does the model guarantee stability .