Ee vs Or - What's the difference?
ee | or |
(Scotland, Northern England, and, archaic) An eye.
(Northern England) eh
* 1975 , R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Werewolf and the Vampire
* 2008 , Mavis Crawley, The Rolling Stone: Based on the True Story of My Life
Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "eitheror".
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Logical union of two sets of values. There are two forms, an exclusive or and an inclusive or.
Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
Otherwise; a consequence of the condition that the previous is false
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Connects two equivalent names.
(tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
(tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
(obsolete) Early (on).
(obsolete) Earlier, previously.
Before; ere.
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*:"Sey ye never so," seyde Sir Bors, "for many tymys or this she hath bene wroth with you, and aftir that she was the firste that repented hit."
As nouns the difference between ee and or
is that ee is an eye while or is the gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.As initialisms the difference between ee and or
is that ee is Eudemian EthicsOR is initialism of lang=en.As an interjection ee
is eh.As a conjunction or is
connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either...or".As an adjective or is
of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.As an adverb or is
early (on).As a preposition or is
before; ere.As an abbreviation OR is
oregon, a state of the United States of America.ee
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(een)References
*Etymology 2
Interjection
(en interjection)- Father advanced with outstretched hand and announced in a loud, very hearty voice: "Ee , I'm pleased to meet ye, lad.
- 'Ee by gum lass we've seen nought of thee this many a long year, thou's a sight for sore eyes,' he said planting a kiss firmly on Mum's cheek...
or
English
(wikipedia or)Etymology 1
(etyl) .Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or' disciform, as broad ' or broader than the calyptra stalk
Synonyms
*See also
* neither * norEtymology 2
From (etyl)Noun
(-)- 1909', The metals are gold and silver, these being termed "'''or " and "argent". — Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, ''A Complete Guide to Heraldry
- 1889', In engraving, "'''Or " is expressed by dots. — Charles Norton Elvin, ''A Dictionary of Heraldry