or.
gold
Meaning & usage
gold
or (yellow in heraldry)
Where this word comes from
From Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”).
now, presently
Where this word comes from
From Middle French ore, from Old French ore, from Vulgar Latin hā horā, alteration of hāc horā (“(in) this hour”, ablative). Compare Italian ora, Spanish ahora, Portuguese agora.
yet, however, now, that said, as it happens (introduces the second term in a syllogism)
L'Homme meure. Or Platon est un Homme, alors Platon meure
On a f(x_0)<-1. Or f est une application positive, c'est donc absurde
Where this word comes from
From Middle French ore, from Old French ore, from Vulgar Latin hā horā, alteration of hāc horā (“(in) this hour”, ablative). Compare Italian ora, Spanish ahora, Portuguese agora.
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