NONCE WORD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A word with a special meaning used for a special occasion

Synonyms:

hapax legomenon; nonce word

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nonce word" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

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