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Word entry · 2 letters

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"Alternative conjunction"

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2 lettersPronunciation /ə(ɹ)/Sorted orStarts with OEnds with R14 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Word used to present an alternative or choice.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • “You may stay or go.”
  • “He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.”
  • “It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer14 curated clues

01“Alternative conjunction”2 letters
02“Alternative word”2 letters
03“Ballot alternative word”2 letters
04“Choice connector”2 letters
05“Choice on a menu”2 letters
06“Either choice word”2 letters
07“Either connector”2 letters
08“Either option word”2 letters
09“Either's partner”2 letters
10“Menu-choice word”2 letters
11“Option connector”2 letters
12“Otherwise”2 letters
13“Word between choices”2 letters
14“Alternative”2 letters

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