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nonce

noun / adjective

Meaning

  1. nounThe one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose.

    Example: That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.

  2. adjectiveOne-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
  3. nounA sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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#2,337 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
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Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: n

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