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Word: Nonce
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: from then anes ‘the one (purpose’) (from then, obsolete oblique form of the + ane ‘one’ + -s), altered by wrong division; compare with newt and nickname
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nɒns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a word or expression) coined for one occasion
Short Definition:coined for one occasion
Examples:- a nonce word
Word: Nonce
Speech Type: Noun
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