or
conjunction (EXPLAIN) strong /ɔːr/
/ɔːr/ weak /ər/
/ɚ/ Definition
B2 used to show that a word or phrase means the same as, or explains, limits, or corrects, another word or phrase: Rosalind, or Roz to her friends, took the initiative. Things have been going quite well recently. Or they were, up until two days ago.Relative forms
(Definition of or conjunction (EXPLAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- howsoever adverb
- that pronoun (USED TO REFER)
- what pronoun (THAT WHICH)
- whatever pronoun, determiner (ANYTHING)
- whence adverb, conjunction
- whenever adverb, conjunction
- whereby adverb, conjunction
- wheresoever adverb, conjunction
- wherever adverb
- wherever adverb, conjunction
- which determiner, pronoun (ADDS INFORMATION)
- which pronoun (USED TO REFER)
- whichever determiner, pronoun
- who pronoun (USED TO REFER)
- whoever pronoun (ANYONE)
- whom pronoun
- whomever pronoun
- whose determiner
- whosoever pronoun
- wot pronoun
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