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