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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]. | ||
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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 | * [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]] | ||