NONCE


Meaning of NONCE in English

/ nɒns; NAmE nɑːns/ adjective

a nonce word or expression is one that is invented for one particular occasion

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from then anes the one (purpose) (from then , obsolete oblique form of the + ane one + -s ), altered by wrong division; compare with newt and nickname .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.