nor

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   And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).

   Nor did I stop to think, but ran.

   They are happy, nor need we worry.

   Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink.

   And, moreover, I had made my vow to preserve my rank unknown till the crusade should be accomplished; nor did I mention it […]

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   A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.

   I am neither hungry nor thirsty.

   I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.

   But neither breath of Morn when she ascends / With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun / On this delightful land, nor herb, fruit, flower, / Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; / Nor grateful Evening mild; nor silent Night / With this her solemn bird; nor walk by moon, / Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.

   For most people, this sacrifice is made easily and instinctively. Not so for otroverts, who are neither willing nor able to passively adopt the social scripts that others do. To the otrovert, who is constantly engaged with the choices and consequences of their individual life, social norms follow a circular logic: […]

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   arcaicoNeither.

   I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.

   Nor you nor your house were so much as spoken of before I disbased myself.

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   Used to introduce a further negative statement.

   The struggle didn't end, nor was it diminished.

   I hardly spoke with nor listened to anybody else.

   I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.

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   Than.

   He's no better nor you.

   'I used to think, when you first come into these parts, as you were no better nor you should be.'

   I wouldn’t like to live here though, not after dark. Sooner you nor me.

sostantivo

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   Variante di NORAlternative form of NOR.

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nors