n.Phrases and idioms:
for the nonce for the time being; for the present occasion. nonce-word a word coined for one occasion.
Etymology: ME for than anes (unrecorded) for the one, altered by wrong division (cf. NEWT)
n.Phrases and idioms:
for the nonce for the time being; for the present occasion. nonce-word a word coined for one occasion.
Etymology: ME for than anes (unrecorded) for the one, altered by wrong division (cf. NEWT)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012