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Etymology 1

From Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English ?þor, ?wþer, ?hwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”).

Conjunction

or

1. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either […] or".
2. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
5. Connects two equivalent names.

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1 (sense 2 above)

Noun

or (countable and uncountable, plural ors)

1. (heraldry) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adjective

or (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Etymology 4

Late Old English ?r, from Old Norse ár. Compare ere.

Adverb

or

1. (obsolete) Early (on).
2. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.

Preposition

or

1. (now archaic or dialectal) Before; ere.

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