conjunction

nor

nor

He can't sing, nor can he dance.

He can't sing, nor can he dance.

I have neither the time nor the money.

I have neither the time nor the money.

neither ((sth.)) nor ((sth.)) connects two nouns in a negative sense I have neither the time nor the money.

(negative clause), nor ((auxiliary verb)) ((subject)) ... connects two negative clauses, requiring inversion He can't sing, nor can he dance.

Synonyms: and not, also not

From Middle English, a contraction of 'nother', meaning 'neither'.

'Nor' is the negative version of 'or'. It's almost always used with 'neither' or after another negative statement. Remember the pair 'neither... nor...'.

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