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Meaning of aut | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR C2
[ˈau̯t]

Definitions

  1. scribal abbreviation of autem
  2. or
  3. either … or
  4. otherwise … or else
  5. Introduces a correction to the previous words or an afterthought remark.

Equivalents

Bosanski aut o o
Ελληνικά ή
English either … or or or Xor
Español bien … bien o o ... o o exclusivo
Galego quer
Hrvatski aut o o
Kurdî o O o xor ya ya
Polski acz albo choć choćby
Русский и́ли ... и́ли
Српски aut o o
Türkçe ya

Examples

“nemo tribunos aut plebem timebat”
“[…] et aut ego indigna fuī illīs aut illī mihi forsitan dignī nōn fuērunt.”

[…] and either I was unworthy for them, or they perhaps were not worthy for me.

“Aut Caesar aut nihil.”

All or nothing.

“Aut disce aut discēde.”

Either learn or leave.

“Accipe nummōs nōnāgintā — aut nūllōs!”

Accept 90 coins — or nothing!

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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