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NONCE
Etymology 1
Noun
nonce (plural nonces)
The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
(lexicography) A nonce word.
(cryptography) A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
Adjective
nonce (not comparable)
One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
Etymology 2
Noun
nonce (plural nonces)
(British, slang, pejorative, prisons) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children. [1975]
(British, slang, pejorative) A stupid or worthless person. [2002]
Source: Wiktionary
Nonce, n. Etym: [For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of AS. m in , dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. the. See For, Once, and The.]
Definition: 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. ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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