Nonce
n.
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The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce, i. e. for the present time.
The miller was a stout carl for the nones.
And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him
A chalice for the nonce.
Phrases & Compounds
- Nonce word
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“a word apparently employed only for the nonce”.