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English

Etymology
From a misdivision in ME. of term|þan anes|lang=enm||the one (occasion, instance).

Pronunciation
IPA|/nÉ’ns/
:rhymes|É’ns

Noun
en-noun

1. The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).

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

1. lex A nonce word.

#: I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors.

1. cryptography A datum constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.

#: In this protocol we use the serial number of the message as a nonce.

1. context|UK|slang|pejorative A sex offender, especially of children; a paedophile.

#: That bloke who lives at number 20 is a nonce!

1. context|UK|slang A stupid or worthless person.

Derived terms
for the nonce
nonce word

Category:English nouns which have interacted with their indefinite article

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/nɔ̃s/, SAMPA|/nO~s/

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. nuncio

fr:nonce
ru:nonce
te:nonce
vi:nonce
zh:nonce

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