nonce word en · NOUN
Etymology
From for the nonce and word. Coined by James Murray, the influential first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Meanings
- A word invented for the occasion, especially to create alliteration or a rhyme.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonce words | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
tris legomenon · non-word · dis legomenon · hapax legomenon
Synonyms
nonce · logatome · occasionalism · pseudoword · contrivance
Translations (31)
fi keksitty sana (word invented for the occasion) · es palabro (word invented for the occasion) · no engangsord (word invented for the occasion) · sv tillfällighetsbildning (word invented for the occasion) · ko 임시어 (word invented for the occasion) · ar لَفْظُ مُنَاسَبَة (word invented for the occasion) · fr hapax (word invented for the occasion) · it occasionalismo (word invented for the occasion) · tr özel sözcük (word invented for the occasion) · sv tillfällig ordbildning (word invented for the occasion) · de okkasionelle Bildung (word invented for the occasion) · de Okkasionalismus (word invented for the occasion) · de Ad-hoc-Bildung (word invented for the occasion) · fi tilapäismuodoste (word invented for the occasion) · de Ad-hoc-Wortbildung f Augenblicksbildung (word invented for the occasion) · es expresión ad hoc (word invented for the occasion) · cs okazionalizmus (word invented for the occasion) · de Gelegenheitsbildung (word invented for the occasion) · pt palavra ad hoc (word invented for the occasion) · ru окказионали́зм (word invented for the occasion) · hu alkalmilag alkotott szó (word invented for the occasion) · hu alkalmi/egyedi szó/szóalkotás (word invented for the occasion) · cs hapax (word invented for the occasion) · et okasionaalsõna (word invented for the occasion) · et juhusõna (word invented for the occasion) · nl hapax (word invented for the occasion) · pl okazjonalizm (word invented for the occasion) · el λεξιπλασία (word invented for the occasion) · ru га́пакс (word invented for the occasion) · lv okazionālisms (word invented for the occasion) · fr mot ad hoc (word invented for the occasion)
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