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MorMythos: /* Noun */

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Noun

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	===Noun===		===Noun===
	'''nonce word''' (plural: ''nonce words'')		'''nonce word''' (plural: ''nonce words'')

			# A word invented for a particular occasion or purpose.

	# A word invented for a particular occasion, especially to create [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alliteration alliteration] or a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhyme rhyme].		# A word invented for a particular occasion, especially to create [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alliteration alliteration] or a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhyme rhyme].

MorMythos: /* Other Dictionary Entries for "Nonce word" */

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Other Dictionary Entries for "Nonce word"

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	* [https://www.britannica.com/art/nonce-word Britannica's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://www.britannica.com/art/nonce-word Britannica's Entry for "Nonce word"]
	* [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nonce-word Cambridge Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nonce-word Cambridge Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
	* https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce-word Collins Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce-word Collins Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
	* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce_word Wiktionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce_word Wiktionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
	* [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nonce-word Dictionary(dot)com's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nonce-word Dictionary(dot)com's Entry for "Nonce word"]

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Other Dictionary Entries for "Nonce word"

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	* https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce-word Collins Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce-word Collins Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
	* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce_word Wiktionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce_word Wiktionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
	* [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nonce-word Dictionary.com's Entry for "Nonce word"]		* [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nonce-word Dictionary(dot)com's Entry for "Nonce word"]

	[[Category:English nouns]]		[[Category:English nouns]]
	[[Category:Lexicography]]		[[Category:Lexicography]]
	[[Category:Nonce terms]]		[[Category:Nonce terms]]

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	* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dis_legomenon dis legomenon] (two attestations)		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dis_legomenon dis legomenon] (two attestations)
	* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tris_legomenon tris legomenon] (three attestations)		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tris_legomenon tris legomenon] (three attestations)

			===Other Dictionary Entries for "Nonce word"===
			* [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonce%20word Merriam Webster's Entry for "Nonce word"]
			* [https://www.britannica.com/art/nonce-word Britannica's Entry for "Nonce word"]
			* [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nonce-word Cambridge Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
			* https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce-word Collins Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
			* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce_word Wiktionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
			* [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/nonce-word Dictionary.com's Entry for "Nonce word"]

	[[Category:English nouns]]		[[Category:English nouns]]
	[[Category:Lexicography]]		[[Category:Lexicography]]
	[[Category:Nonce terms]]		[[Category:Nonce terms]]

MorMythos: /* Etymology */

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Etymology

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	From “for the nonce” and “word”. Coined by [[w:~~James Murray~~ (lexicographer)\|James Murray]], the influential first editor of the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary~~\|Oxford English Dictionary]~~]''.		From “for the nonce” and “word”. Coined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murray_(lexicographer) James Murray], the influential first editor of the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary]''.

	===Noun===		===Noun===

MorMythos: /* Hypernyms */

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Hypernyms

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	====Hypernyms====		====Hypernyms====
	* [[protologism]]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protologism protologism]

	===See also===		===See also===

MorMythos: /* Synonyms */

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Synonyms

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	====Synonyms====		====Synonyms====
	* [[nonce]]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce nonce]
	* [[occasionalism]]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occasionalism occasionalism]
	* [[contrivance]]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contrivance contrivance]
	* [[logatome]]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/logatome logatome]
	* [[pseudoword]]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pseudoword pseudoword]

	====Hypernyms====		====Hypernyms====

MorMythos: Created page with "==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'') # A word invented for a particular occasion, especially to create [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alliteration alliteration] or a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhyme rhyme]. ===Walkthrough..."

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Created page with "==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'') # A word invented for a particular occasion, especially to create [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alliteration alliteration] or a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhyme rhyme]. ===Walkthrough..."

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==English==

===Etymology===
From “for the nonce” and “word”. Coined by [[w:James Murray (lexicographer)|James Murray]], the influential first editor of the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]]''.

===Noun===
'''nonce word''' (plural: ''nonce words'')

# A word invented for a particular occasion, especially to create [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alliteration alliteration] or a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhyme rhyme].

===Walkthrough Video===
{{#ev:youtube|P_eVa3-7jHc|400|center|Nonce word walkthrough}}

====Example====
* ''Sometimes I feel quite certain there's a '''jertain''' in my curtain.'' — [[w:Dr. Seuss|Dr. Seuss]]

====Synonyms====
* [[nonce]]
* [[occasionalism]]
* [[contrivance]]
* [[logatome]]
* [[pseudoword]]

====Hypernyms====
* [[protologism]]

===See also===
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/non-word non-word]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hapax_legomenon hapax legomenon] (one attestation)
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dis_legomenon dis legomenon] (two attestations)
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tris_legomenon tris legomenon] (three attestations)

[[Category:English nouns]]
[[Category:Lexicography]]
[[Category:Nonce terms]]