or

Senso

Conj

1. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
2. An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
5. Connects two equivalent names.

Noun

Alternative form of OR

Noun

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adj

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adv

1. (obsolete) Early (on).
2. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.

Prep

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɔː(ɹ)/

Etimologia

From Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English āþor, āwþer, āhwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”).

Frasi

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Il corpo volante dovuto a quest'uomo molto più di quanto sanno o pensino.

It could have been steel , silver or platinum .

Potrebbe essere stato acciaio, argento o platino.

There seems to be a sentence or paragraph missing on page three .

Sembra che ci sia una frase o un paragrafo mancante a pagina tre.

The plan may be to die together , or separately and closely timed .

Il piano potrebbe essere di morire insieme, o separatamente e strettamente cronometrato.

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

Non era più eccitante di una carrozza rovesciata o di un albero soffiato dall'altra parte della strada.

Some or all of this ballast would then be discarded when cargo was loaded .

Alcuni o tutto questo zavorra verrebbero quindi scartati quando il carico veniva carico.

There is no heir to the barony or baronetcy .

Non c'è erede della baronia o della baronetta.

This creates an aerofoil enabling them to glide or more .

Questo crea un foofitto aerodinamico che consente loro di scivolare o più.