and/or
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "andor"
English
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
and/or
- Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or.
- List three personal and/or business references.
- 1960, Walt Kelly, Pogo, January 21 comic strip (→ISBN, p. 113):
- There wasn't no everybody else... 'cept them what was in jail and/or dead.
Since when is it a crime to be dead?
- There wasn't no everybody else... 'cept them what was in jail and/or dead.
Synonyms
Translations
inclusive "or"
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