Thesaurus: nonce

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1. n. The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.
2. n. the present occasion
3. The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce. The miller was a stout carl for the nones. Chaucer. And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him A chalice for the nonce. Shak. Nonce word, "a word apparently employed only for the nonce". Murray (New English Dict. ).
4. The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; --chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.The miller was a stout carl for the nones. Chaucer.And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him A chalice forthe nonce. Shak.Nonce word, "a word apparently employed only for the nonce". Murray(New English Dict. ).
5. n:100 n the present occasion