Definition of Nor

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Definition of Nor

Nor

A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor.

Related Definitions:

Affirmative, Also, And, As, By, Clause, Connective, Either, First, Following, For, Implied, In, Introducing, Is, Member, Negative, Neither, Nor, Not, Of, Omitted, Or, Particle, Proposition, Second, Sometimes, The, Use, Used

Nor Quotations

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Buddha

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
Thomas Jefferson

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.
Thomas Jefferson

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Abraham Lincoln

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever.
Kahlil Gibran

Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.
Kahlil Gibran

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.
Benjamin Franklin

Nor Translations

nor in German is weder noch, noch, auch nicht, noch [weder noch]
nor in Latin is neque nec
nor in Spanish is aun, ni
nor in Swedish is inte heller, eller

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