n. for the nonce for the time being; for the present occasion. nonce-word a word coined for one occasion.
[ ME for than anes (unrecorded) = for the one, altered by wrong division (cf. NEWT) ]
n. for the nonce for the time being; for the present occasion. nonce-word a word coined for one occasion.
[ ME for than anes (unrecorded) = for the one, altered by wrong division (cf. NEWT) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012