Posted on 02/01/2016 5:22:35 AM PST by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 2/1/16
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
nonce; noun
1. the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
Etymology: abstracted from phrase for þe naness (c.1200) "for a special occasion, for a particular purpose," itself a misdivision (see N for other examples) of for þan anes "for the one," in reference to a particular occasion or purpose, the þan being from Middle English dative definite article þam (see the ). The phrase used from early 14c. as an empty filler in metrical composition. As an adjective from 1884.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Oh I’m tearing up. I love dog people.
Can’t post today. Home sick.
Phil says early spring.
Will post in a bit. Feel better.
Sorry, I don’t understand that description at all.
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