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nonce  (nns)

n.

The present or particular occasion: "Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared" (Theodore Dreiser).

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[From Middle English for the nones, for the occasion, alteration of for then anes : for, for; see for + then : neuter dative sing. of the; see the¹ + ones, anes, once; see once.]

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nonce¹

n

the present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce)

[from the phrase for the nonce, a mistaken division of for then anes, literally: for the once, from then dative singular of the + anes once]

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nonce²

n

Prison slang a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nonce - the present occasion; "for the nonce" time being nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

Translations

nonce [nɒns]

A. ADV for the nonce → por el momento

B. N (= sexual offender) → delincuente mf sexual