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1. (conj.) or
(used to connect words, phrases, or clauses representing alternatives):
to be or not to be.
2. or
(used to connect alternative terms for the same thing):
the Hawaiian, or Sandwich, Islands.
3. or
(used in correlation):
Either we go now or wait till tomorrow.
4. or
(used to correct or rephrase what was previously said):
His autobiography, or rather memoirs, will be published soon.
5. or
otherwise; or else:
Be here on time, or we'll leave without you.
6. or
Logic. the connective used in disjunction.
7. (Archaic.) or
before; ere.
8. (n.) or
the heraldic color yellow or gold.
9. (n.) OR
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either or both operands are positive.
10. OR
operating room.
11. OR
operations research.
12. OR
Oregon.
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1. (noun) Oregon, Beaver State, OR
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
2. (noun) operating room, OR, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
"great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
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1. (conjunction) or
indicates the different possibilities
We could have fish or chicken for dinner.; I haven't decided whether to go abroad or stay home.; We can either call him now or wait till later.
2. or
either ... or
indicates that a negative statement also relates to sb or sth else
She's doesn't like mushrooms or onions.
3. or
indicates a change or correction to what has just been stated
The work's done now, or almost done.
4. or
indicates a consequence
Eat all your dinner, or you won't have dessert.
5. or
indicates a reason
She must be coming, or she would have called to cancel.
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Sense: used to show an alternative
Is that your book or is it mine?
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 Afrikaans: of |
 Arabic: أو |
 Bulgarian: или |
 Brazilian: ou |
 Czech: nebo |
 German: oder |
 Danish: eller |
 Greek: ή |
 Spanish: o |
 Estonian: või |
 Farsi: یا |
 Finnish: vai |
 French: ou |
 Hebrew: אוֹ |
 Hindi: या, अथवा |
 Croatian: ili |
 Hungarian: vagy, különben |
 Indonesian: atau |
 Icelandic: eða |
 Italian: o |
 Japanese: または |
 Korean: … 또는 |
 Lithuanian: ar, arba |
 Latvian: vai |
 Malay: atau |
 Dutch: of |
 Norwegian: eller |
 Polish: albo, czy też |
 Persian: یا |
 Pashto: يا |
 Portuguese: ou |
 Romanian: sau |
 Russian: или |
 Slovak: alebo |
 Slovenian: ali |
 Serbian: ili |
 Swedish: eller |
 Thai: หรือ |
 Turkish: veya, ya da |
 Taiwanese: 或者 |
 Ukrainian: або, чи |
 Urdu: يا |
 Vietnamese: hoặc; hay |
 Chinese: 或者 |
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