Nonce word Moderate

Nonce word has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion

nonce word hapax legomenon

A word invented for the occasion.

See Also

hooraw dom nonsense word nonce words hapax legomenon ness nonce occasionalism

Related Terms

hooraw dom nonsense word nonce words hapax legomenon ness nonce occasionalism mimsy

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

word

Rhyming Words

ord gord tord lord kord ford mord sord cord nord word bord fiord fjord soord dword chord noord exord oword

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