nonce
One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something…One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
» I like coining nonce words.
Я люблю придумывать несуществующие слова. — marafon
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1 senses(not comparable)One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
Examples
3 sentencesI like coining nonce words.
ruЯ люблю придумывать несуществующие слова. — marafon
"Chortle" was a nonce word when it was first created, but now it's a regular English word.
He is such a nonce!
Origin
Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes,Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes, for þen anes (to/for the once (i.e., the one occasion or instance)), from the dative singular neuter of þe. The cryptography sense is commonly said to be a contraction of number used once, although this is probably incorrect.
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See also
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