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nonce word

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  • Sometimes / I feel quite CERTAIN / there's aJERTAIN / in my CURTAIN. (Dr. Seuss)

Etymology

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Fromfor the nonce andword. Coined byJames Murray, the influential first editor of theOxford English Dictionary.

Noun

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nonceword (pluralnonce words)

  1. (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion, especially to createalliteration or arhyme.
    Synonyms:nonce,occasionalism,contrivance,logatome,pseudoword
    Hypernym:protologism

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word invented for the occasion
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