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Definitions for Nonce

[1] the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce ).
[2] (of a word or phrase) coined and used only for a particular occasion: nonce forms such as “paintrix,” meaning “a female painter.”
[3] the present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce )
[4] prison slang a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender

Words related to Nonce

now, today, instant

Words nearby Nonce

noncaloric, noncancelable, noncandidate, noncanonical, noncash, nonce, nonce word, noncellular, noncellulosic, nonchalance, nonchalant

Origin of Nonce

1150–1200; Middle English nones, in phrase for the nones, by faulty division of for then ones for the once (Middle English then dative singular of the1; ones once)

Word origin for Nonce

C20: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Nonce

now, today, instant, here and now, present moment, the time being, this day, this time