nonce

[ US /ˈnɑns/ ]
[ UK /nˌɒnsˈiː/ ]
NOUN
  1. the present occasion
    for the nonce
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How To Use nonce In A Sentence

  • 'annonce' of any thing that can tell me of your 'introuvable' friend Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844
  • ‘uprest’ (“Revolt of Islam”, 3 21 5), which has been described as a nonce-word deliberately coined by Shelley ‘on no better warrant than the exigency of the rhyme.’ The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term nonce sometimes spelled "nonse" is a slang word used to refer to a sex offender and/or child sexual abuser. On a child's view of English
  • Among sports we have terms like parascending and surfari, and nonce adjectives such as sportsational or swimsational which blend words with the last element of sensational.
  • Aside from the linguistic challenges they pose, these ancient artificial, noncewords, with their sonorous, cantillating, rhyming, and rhythmical variations on phonetic themes, have intrigued and fascinated scholars who try to divine the rules governing their formation. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1
  • (Not a little has been written about 'uprest' ( "Revolt of Islam", 3 21 5), which has been described as a nonce-word deliberately coined by Shelley 'on no better warrant than the exigency of the rhyme.' The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Complete
  • On est loin de la tuerie annoncée, SW le pouvoir de la force ne tient pas ses promesses, un scénario intéressant mais trop vite expédié et peu exploité via les cinématiques, des bugs majeurs à foisons, un système de caméra fixe mal foutu pour les boss, un multi inexistant et des séquences "cultes" complètement foirées "le Destroyer imperial ..." sont les conséquences de la sortie précipitée d'un jeu qui demandait encore de longs mois de développement. WN.com - Articles related to ETHIOPIA: Government denies food aid "manipulated" for political gain
  • Jap cartoons are fcuking weird anyway. true but should you be labelled a nonce for looking at a cartoon Steven: Army Rumour Service
  • Déjà un nombre considérable de tranches s'étaient succédé dans l'estomac complaisant de ce nouveau Gargantua, quand on vint lui annoncer que la cavalerie de Henri IV, emportée par sa folle audace, s'était engagée dans un taillis inextricable. French Conversation and Composition
  • La France fit alors le blocus des côtes, ce qui obligea la cour du Siam à renoncer à toute revendication sur la rive gauche du Mékong tandis que nous gardions en otage les provinces de Chantaboun et de Paknam. KI Media
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