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Definition of
-or suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-or
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
ər
/
/
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(
in nouns
)
a person or thing that
actor
compare
-er
,
-ee
,
-er
See
-or
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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or
conjunction
OR
abbreviation
Oregon
and/or
conjunction
do-or-die
adjective
or so
hit-or-miss
adjective
all-or-nothing
adjective
life-or-death
adjective
trick or treat
noun
or else
… or so
or what
… or bust
or anything
one or two
or otherwise
or whatever
or wherever
plus or minus
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Idioms
or so
or else
… or so
or what
… or bust
or anything
one or two
or otherwise
or whatever
or wherever
plus or minus
more or less
once or twice
sink or swim
win or lose
all or nothing
heads or tails?
sooner or later
double or nothing
believe it or not
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Nearby words
opulent
adjective
opus
noun
-or
suffix
OR
abbreviation
or
conjunction