Or is defined as another option or something that means the same thing.
(conjunction)See or in Webster's New World College Dictionary
conjunction
Origin: ME, in form a contr. of other, auther, either, but actually < OE oththe (in āther ... oththe, either ... or)
conjunction,
Origin: ME < OE ār, var. of ær, ere: see ere
noun
Origin: Fr < L aurum, gold: for IE base see east
Origin: ME -our < OFr -our, -or, -eur < L -or, -ator
a person or thing that (does a specified thing): mortgagor, incisorOrigin: ME -our < OFr < L -or
quality or condition: favor, errorSee or in American Heritage Dictionary 4
conjunction
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from other, or (from Old English, from oththe)
Origin: and from outher (from Old English āhwǽther, āther; see either)
. Usage Note: When all the elements in a series connected by or are singular, the verb they govern is singular: Tom or Jack is coming. Beer, ale, or wine is included in the charge. When all the elements are plural, the verb is plural. When the elements do not agree in number, some grammarians have suggested that the verb should agree in number with the nearest element: Tom or his sisters are coming. The girls or their brother is coming. Cold symptoms or headache is the usual first sign. Other grammarians, however, have argued that such constructions are inherently illogical and that the only solution is to revise the sentence to avoid the problem of agreement: Either Tom is coming or his sisters are. The usual first sign may be either cold symptoms or a headache. See Usage Notes at and/or, either, neither, nor1.conjunction
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , variant of er
Origin: , from Old English ǣr, soon, early
Origin: , and from Old Norse ār; see ayer- in Indo-European roots
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin aurum
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English -or, -our
Origin: , from Old French -eor, -eur
Origin: and Anglo-Norman -our, -ur
Origin: , all from Latin -or, -ōr-
.Origin:
Origin: Middle English -our
Origin: , from Old French -eur
Origin: , from Latin -or, -ōr-
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