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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"] | |||
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Revision as of 05:58, 13 April 2026
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 alliteration or a rhyme.
Walkthrough Video
Example
- Sometimes I feel quite certain there's a jertain in my curtain. — Dr. Seuss
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See also
- non-word
- hapax legomenon (one attestation)
- dis legomenon (two attestations)
- tris legomenon (three attestations)
Other Dictionary Entries for "Nonce word"
- Merriam Webster's Entry for "Nonce word"
- Britannica's Entry for "Nonce word"
- Cambridge Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"
- https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce-word Collins Dictionary's Entry for "Nonce word"]
- Wiktionary's Entry for "Nonce word"
- Dictionary.com's Entry for "Nonce word"