nonce word
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nonce word
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From for the nonce and word. Coined by James Murray, the influential first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
noun nonce words
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A word invented for the occasion, especially to create alliteration or a rhyme.
Similar: nonce, occasionalism, contrivance, logatome, pseudoword
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noun word invented for the occasion
| Español | expresión ad hoc, palabro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임시어 imsieo |
| Português | palavra ad hoc |
| Français | mot ad hoc, hapax |
| Deutsch | Ad-hoc-Bildung, Ad-hoc-Wortbildung f Augenblicksbildung, Gelegenheitsbildung, okkasionelle Bildung, Okkasionalismus |
| Italiano | occasionalismo |
| Ελληνικά | λεξιπλασία lexiplasía |
| Русский | окказионали́зм okkazionalízm, га́пакс gápaks |
| العربية | لَفْظُ مُنَاسَبَة lafẓu munāsaba |
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