English

Pronunciation

• AHD : ôr
• IPA : /ɔː(r)/
• SAMPA : /O:(r)/
  • Rhymes: -O:(r)/

Homophones

• awe (in non-rhotic accents)
• oar
• ore

Conjunction

1. Connects at least two words, phrases, clauses, etc. that each could make a sentence true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is "either...or ".
2. Logical union of two sets of values. There are two forms, an exclusive or and an inclusive or.

Synonym

and/or

See Also

• neither...nor

Translations

• Arabic: اَو (au)
• Basque: edo, ala
• Catalan: o, o bé
• Chinese: 或 (huò); 或者 (huòzhě)
• Czech: nebo
• Danish: eller
• Dutch: of
• Esperanto: aŭ
• Finnish: tai, vai
• French: ou
• German: oder
• Gothic: vau
• Greek: ή , είτε
• Hindi: या (yā)
• Ido: od, o
• Indonesian: atau
• Interlingua: o
• Italian: o, od (euphonic alternative form used before a vowel), oppure
• Japanese: 又は (または , mata-wa), あるいは (arui-wa), か (ka)
• Latin: aut (exclusive), vel (inclusive)
• Old English: hwæþer þe , oþþe
• Persian: يا (yā)
• Portuguese: ou
• Romanian: ori , sau
• Romanica: aut
• Russian: или
• Slovak: alebo , abo
• Spanish: o, u
• Swedish: eller
• Turkish: veya
• Vietnamese: hay (or: hay là)

Noun

OR

1. Logic function OR, true if one or more of inputs are true. More exactly said inclusive OR (as difference from exclusive OR, XOR ). Denoted in mathematics as Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \or

.

(0 OR 0) = 0
(0 OR 1) = 1
(1 OR 0) = 1
(1 OR 1) = 1

Translation

• Finnish: TAI

See also

• and
• nand
• nor
• xor

Adjective

or

1. In heraldry , yellow or gold colored. Follows the noun.

   two bezants or in chief, one lion argent in base

Catalan

Noun

or

1. gold

French

Noun

or m

1. a metal, gold

Conjunction

or

1. but, however

Translations

• Dutch: welnu , maar , maar nu , echter , daarentegen