"either … or" meaning in Englisch

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Conjunction

Etymology: [1] aus either und or
  1. entweder … oder
    Sense id: de-either_…_or-en-conj-wzk1j7tk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: entweder … oder (Deutsch)
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
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          "text": "You may take either the bicycle or the train.",
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