Nonce word: Difference between revisions
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From “for the nonce” and “word”. Coined by [ | 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=== | ||
'''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]. | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonce nonce] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occasionalism occasionalism] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contrivance contrivance] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/logatome logatome] | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pseudoword pseudoword] | ||
====Hypernyms==== | ====Hypernyms==== | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protologism protologism] | ||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
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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(dot)com's Entry for "Nonce word"] | |||
[[Category:English nouns]] | [[Category:English nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Lexicography]] | [[Category:Lexicography]] | ||
[[Category:Nonce terms]] | [[Category:Nonce terms]] | ||