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Nonce Word

nounid 98122·updated May 18, 2026
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a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
hapax legomenon
plural
Nonce Words
possessive
Nonce Word's
pluralpossessive
Nonce Words'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion

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