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and/or
[ and-awr ]
conjunction
- (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
insurance covering fire and/or wind damage.
and/or
conjunction
- coordinating used to join terms when either one or the other or both is indicated
passports and/or other means of identification
Usage Note
Usage
Idioms and Phrases
Both or either of two options. For example, His use of copyrighted material shows that the writer is careless and/or dishonest . This idiom originated in legal terminology of the mid-1800s.Example Sentences
In his own words, and as manifested later in actual Reich policy, Hitler believed in nationalizing only some businesses, or some parts of businesses — those owned by people he deemed undesirable and/or subhuman — and dividing their assets between the Nazi state and loyal businessmen.
It’s unclear exactly how much time passes during the novel — we know it’s June when it begins and July 4th when it ends — and it’s just as hard for the narrator to keep track of; they spend the vast majority of the novel drinking, drunk and/or hungover.
Drug Enforcement Administration has offered a $15-million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of El Mencho.
The lawsuit alleges that the “Last Week Tonight†team “conveyed the false and defamatory meanings†that Morley denied care to “Louis and/or the alleged ‘similar’ individual subject†of his testimony and that he allegedly said it was acceptable for patients who wear diapers or who cannot bathe themselves to “be left sitting in their own bowel movements for days.â€
He accused the show’s producers of “negligence, knowledge of falsity, and/or a reckless disregard for the truth.â€
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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