Definition of or

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Or (conj.) A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade..

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Positive :: Positive (a.) Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes individuals..
Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn..
Spartan :: Spartan (a.) Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey..
Orthodromics :: Orthodromics (n.) The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy..
Barb :: Barb (n.) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners..
Variant :: Variant (a.) Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse..
Funiliform :: Funiliform (a.) Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility, as the roots of some endogenous trees..
Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace.
Vice-regal :: Vice-regal (a.) Of or pertaining to a viceroy or viceroyalty.
Deport :: Deport (v. t.) To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.
Defilading :: Defilading (n.) The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected..
Expatriation :: Expatriation (n.) The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance..
Enormities :: Enormities (pl. ) of Enormit.
Forby :: Forby (adv. & prep.) Near; hard by; along; past.
Saracen :: Saracen (n.) Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders..
Course :: Course (n.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building.
Beseeching :: Beseeching (a.) Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look..
Neo- :: Neo- () A prefix meaning new, recent, late; and in chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been recently classified, and in which at least one carbon atom in connected directly with four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the neoparaffins. Also used adjectively..
Impression :: Impression (n.) That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon..
Deprecatory :: Deprecatory (a.) Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.
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