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and/or

conj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈændɔː(ɹ)/

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conj

Meaning 1

Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • List three personal and/or business references.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 和 (hé/huò) — inclusive "or"
  • Chinese Mandarin: 或 (hé/huò) — inclusive "or"
  • Czech: a — inclusive "or"
  • Czech: nebo — inclusive "or"
  • Danish: og — inclusive "or"
  • Danish: eller — inclusive "or"
  • Dutch: en — inclusive "or"
  • Dutch: of — inclusive "or"
  • Esperanto: kaŭ — inclusive "or"
  • Finnish: tai — inclusive "or"
  • Finnish: ja — inclusive "or"
  • French: et — inclusive "or"
  • French: ou — inclusive "or"
  • Georgian: ან (an/da) — inclusive "or"
  • Georgian: და (an/da) — inclusive "or"
  • German: und — inclusive "or"
  • German: oder — inclusive "or"
  • Greek: και (kai/í) — inclusive "or"
  • Greek: ή (kai/í) — inclusive "or"
  • Hebrew: ו (v'/o) — inclusive "or"
  • Hebrew: או (v'/o) — inclusive "or"
  • Hungarian: és — inclusive "or"
  • Hungarian: vagy — inclusive "or"
  • Icelandic: og — inclusive "or"
  • Icelandic: eða — inclusive "or"
  • Ido: od — inclusive "or"
  • Ido: o — inclusive "or"
  • Ido: vel — inclusive "or"
  • Indonesian: dan — inclusive "or"
  • Indonesian: atau — inclusive "or"
  • Italian: e — inclusive "or"
  • Italian: o — inclusive "or"
  • Latin: vel — inclusive "or"
  • Macedonian: и (i/ili) — inclusive "or"
  • Macedonian: или (i/ili) — inclusive "or"
  • Malagasy: sy — inclusive "or"
  • Malagasy: na — inclusive "or"
  • Norwegian Bokmål: og — inclusive "or"
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eller — inclusive "or"
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: og — inclusive "or"
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eller — inclusive "or"
  • Polish: i — inclusive "or"
  • Polish: lub — inclusive "or"
  • Portuguese: e — inclusive "or"
  • Portuguese: ou — inclusive "or"
  • Romanian: și — inclusive "or"
  • Romanian: sau — inclusive "or"
  • Russian: и́ (í/íli) — inclusive "or"
  • Russian: и́ли (í/íli) — inclusive "or"
  • Serbo-Croatian: и — inclusive "or"
  • Serbo-Croatian: или — inclusive "or"
  • Serbo-Croatian: i — inclusive "or"
  • Serbo-Croatian: ili — inclusive "or"
  • Spanish: y — inclusive "or"
  • Spanish: o — inclusive "or"
  • Spanish: u — inclusive "or"
  • Swedish: och — inclusive "or"
  • Swedish: eller — inclusive "or"
  • Turkish: ve — inclusive "or"
  • Turkish: veya — inclusive "or"