nonces
Because it is a word with a single syllable, nonces is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofnonces
- The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
Example: "That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term."
- A nonce word.
Example: "I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors."
- A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
- (prisons) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.
Example: "1989 "assorted nonces, ponces and murderers, 'the worst men in the world' [...] on the nonce wing, where the child-killers, molesters and various perverts have to be protected from the other prisoners." (New Statesman, New Society, Volume 2, Statesman & Nation Publishing Company Limited)"
- (prisons) A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
- A stupid or worthless person.
Example: "Shut it, ya nonce!"
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