nonce word

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A word invented for the occasion, especially to create alliteration or a rhyme.

Equivalents

Españolexpresión ad hoc hápax palabro

Françaishapax mot ad hoc

DeutschAd-hoc-Bildung Ad-hoc-Wortbildung f Augenblicksbildung AugenblicksbildungGelegenheitsbildung Okkasionalismus okkasionelle Bildung

8 more languages

العربيةلَفْظُ مُنَاسَبَة

Češtinaokazionalizmus

Ελληνικάλεξιπλασία

Italianooccasionalismo

한국어임시어

Nederlandshapax

Portuguêspalavra ad hoc

Русскийга́пакс окказионализм

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

noncelebration noncelebrity nonceliac noncelibate noncellulosic nonceness

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