What's the difference between nor and not?

Nor


Definition:

  • (conj.) A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor.

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Not


Definition:

  • () Wot not; know not; knows not.
  • (a.) Shorn; shaven.
  • (adv.) A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.

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