or

A1
Pronunciation
/ɔː(ɹ)/
/ɔɹ/
/ɚ/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation.

2 Definition

Initialism of Olympic Record.

3 Definition

Initialism of odorant receptor.

4 Definition

Initialism of olfactory receptor.

5 Definition

(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research.

6 Definition

A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

7 Definition

(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.

8 Definition

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adverb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Early (on).

2 Definition

Earlier, previously.

Conjunction
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

Example Sentences
  • He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2 Definition

An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.

3 Definition

Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.

4 Definition

Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

Example Sentences
  • It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5 Definition

Connects two equivalent names.

Example Sentences
  • The country Myanmar, or Burma
Preposition
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".