nonce word
English edit
Etymology edit
From for the nonce and word. Coined by James Murray, the influential first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Noun edit
nonce word (plural nonce words)
- (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion.
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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