nonce word

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nons wurd]
- /nɒns wɜrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nons wurd]
- /nɒns wɜrd/

Definitions of nonce word words

noun nonce word a word coined and used only for a particular occasion. Compare neologism (def 1). 1
noun nonce word a word coined for a single occasion 0
noun nonce word a word coined and used for a single or particular occasion, or time being 0

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Origin of nonce word

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Nonce word

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nonce word

nonce word popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

nonce word usage trend in Literature

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