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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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