nonces

We have found lemma(root) word of nonces : nonce.

Definitions


[nɒns], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a word or expression) coined for one occasion
(e.g: a nonce word)


Phrases:
- for the nonce

Origin:
Middle English: from then anes ‘the one (purpose’) (from then, obsolete oblique form of the + ane ‘one’ + -s), altered by wrong division; compare with newt and nickname


[nɒns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person convicted of a sexual offence, especially against a child
(e.g: every girl he meets soon gets a phone call warning them he's a nonce)


Phrases:

Origin:
1970s: of unknown origin




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