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or meaning in Kannada

ಅಥವಾ athavā

/ə(ɹ)/

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dialectal[ɔ(ː)ɹ]

or in Kannada: ಅಥವಾ (athavā). In English, or means connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.

Kannada words for or

conjunction
ಅಥವಾ athavā

English meaning of or

  1. conjunction Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
  2. conjunction An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms: the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
  3. conjunction Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
  4. conjunction Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

Full definition of or

or in a sentence

  • He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
  • It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
  • The country Myanmar, or Burma

Synonyms of or

or in other languages

Questions about or in Kannada

What is the meaning of or in Kannada?
Or in Kannada is ಅಥವಾ (athavā).
or ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Or: ಅಥವಾ (athavā).
What does or mean in English?
Or means connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: or (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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