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nor (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: nother 'neither, nor' (13-19 centuries)]
neither ... nor ...
used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen
::He can neither read nor write. (=he cannot read or write)
::Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news.
::Neither Matt nor Julie said anything (=Matt did not say anything and Julie did not say anything) .
formal used after a negative statement in order to introduce another negative statement containing a similar kind of information
::I don't expect children to be rude, nor do I expect to be disobeyed.
::It was not my fault, nor his.
BrE used after a negative statement to say that the negative statement is also true for someone or something else
::'I don't want to go.' 'Nor do I.'
::They couldn't understand it at the time, and nor could we.
-see also neither 3