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nonce word
nonce wordn. A word occurring, invented, or used just for a particular occasion; for example, the word mileconsuming in "the wagon beginning to fall into its slow and mileconsuming clatter" (William Faulkner).nonce word n (Linguistics) a word coined for a single occasion nonce′ word`
n. a word coined and used only for a particular occasion. [1880–85] nonce wordA word invented by someone for a specific occasion, not likely to become established in the language.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | nonce word - a word with a special meaning used for a special occasionhapax legomenonword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
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