or

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɑɹ/

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".

Japanese Meaning

または / もしくは / あるいは

What is this buttons?

You can study in the library or at home to prepare for the exam.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

試験の準備のために、図書館で勉強することも、または自宅で勉強することもできます。

Details

Sense（1）

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Sense（2）

Sense（3）

Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.

Sense（4）

Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

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