nor

 
Pronunciation: /nɔː, nə/

conjunction & adverb

  • 1used before the second or further of two or more alternatives (the first being introduced by a negative such as ‘neither’ or ‘not’) to indicate that they are each untrue or each do not happen: they were neither cheap nor convenient the sheets were never washed, nor the towels, nor his shirts
  • [as adverb]literary term for neither. nor God nor demon can undo the done
  • 2used to introduce a further negative statement: ‘I don’t see how.’ ‘Nor do I.’
  • 3 [conjunction or preposition] archaic or dialect than: she thinks she knows better nor me

noun

(usually NOR) Electronics
  • a Boolean operator which gives the value one if and only if all operands have a value of zero and otherwise has a value of zero.
  • (also NOR gate) a circuit which produces an output signal only when there are no signals on any of the input connections.

Origin:

Middle English: contraction of Old English nother 'neither'

Grammar

A coordinating conjunction. It is often used as part of a pair: neither … nor ….See also neither … nor …