nonce word

== English == === Etymology === From for the nonce and word. Coined by James Murray, the influential first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. === Noun === nonce word (plural nonce words) (lexicography) A word invented for the occasion, especially to create alliteration or a rhyme. Synonyms: nonce, occasionalism, contrivance, logatome, pseudoword Hypernym: protologism ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== non-word === See also === hapax legomenon (one attestation), dis legomenon (two attestations), tris legomenon (three attestations) Category:English nonce terms Category:Nonce terms by language === Anagrams === endocrown