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1. or \*r, (.)o.(*)r\ cj [ME other, or, fr. OE oththe; akin to OHG eddo or] 1: - used as a function word to indicate an alternative {coffee ~R tea} {sink ~ swim} archaic 2: EITHER archaic 3: WHETHER 2. or pp [ME, fr. or, adv., early, before, fr. ON a-r; akin to OE -r early - more at ERE archaic : BEFORE 3. or cj archaic : BEFORE 4. or \'o.(*)r\ n [MF, gold, fr. L aurum - more at ORIOLE] : the heraldic color gold or yellow