or

adj

Etymology: From late Middle English or (“gold”), borrowed from Middle French or (“yellow”), from Old French or, from Latin aurum (“gold”). Doublet of aurum.

1. Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

adv

Etymology: From Late Old English ār, from Old Norse ár. Compare ere.

1. Early (on).
2. Earlier, previously.

conj

1. Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other is true or both.
2. A lexical symbol to implement inclusive or in a computer language.
3. A logic gate to implement inclusive or.

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 柯 (o1) or from Hebrew אור ('ór). This surname is mostly found in Hong Kong.

1. A surname.

noun

1. Initialism of operating room.

   “Max Fischer: I like your nurse's uniform, guy. -- Dr. Peter Flynn: These are O.R. scrubs. -- Max Fischer: Oh, are they?”

2. Initialism of official receipt.
3. Initialism of operations research.
4. Initialism of Olympic Record.
5. Initialism of odorant receptor.
6. Initialism of olfactory receptor.
7. Initialism of original research.
8. Initialism of other ranks.

prep

Etymology: From Late Old English ār, from Old Norse ár. Compare ere.

1. Before; ere. Generally followed by "ever" or "e'er".

   “Or euer the siluer corde be loosed, or the golden bowle be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountaine, or the wheele broken at the cisterne. Then shall the dust returne to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall returne vnto God who gaue it.”

   “I looked to heaven, and tried to pray; But or ever a prayer had gusht, A wicked whisper came, and made My heart as dry as dust.”