nonce word
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Englisch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From for the nonce and word. Coined by James Murray, the influential first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Nomen
[edit]nonce word (plural nonce words)
- (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]word invented for the occasion
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See also
[edit]- hapax legomenon (one attestation), dis legomenon (two attestations), tris legomenon (three attestations)
- Category:English nonce terms
- Category:Nonce terms by language