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Definition of nor conjunction from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nor

conjunction, adverb
 
/nɔː(r)/
 
/nɔːr/
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  1. neither… nor… | not… nor… and not
    • She seemed neither surprised nor worried.
    • He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter.
    • (formal) Not a building nor a tree was left standing.
  2. used before a positive verb to agree with something negative that has just been said
    • She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff.
    • ‘I'm not going.’ ‘Nor am I.’
    Topics Opinion and argumentb1
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: contraction of Old English nother ‘neither’.
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