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Occasion Nonce Bre /Nɒns/Name /Nɑːns N  Present Time Phrase Adjective

Front nonce
Back BrE /nɒns/NAmE /nɑːns/

the present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce)


adjective

 word origin

a nonce word or expression is one that is invented for one particular occasion

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