orcommon nounadjectiveproper nounconjunctionSyllable DecompositionorEtymologyexpand(10th century) from the Latin aurum ("gold, gold object, gold coin, wealth, color of gold").Definitions1. A conjunction used to connect one discourse to another.expandOr, pour revenir à ce que nous disions.2. A conjunction also used to connect one proposition to another, such as the minor premise of an argument to the major premise, in a syllogism.expandLe sage est heureux. Or Socrate est sage, donc Socrate est heureux.3. A conjunction used to exhort, to invite, or to mark the beginning of a narrative.familiarexpandOr çà, monsieur. Or sus, commençons. Or voici ce qui advint.Translationsgerman:nunenglish:howeverdanish:nuspanish:ahora bienportuguese:entretanto