nonce \ˈnän(t)s\
noun: 1. the one, particular or present occasion, purpose or use {for the
nonce},
2. the time being
adjective: occurring, used or made only once or for a special occasion {a
nonce word}
Etymology: Middle English
nanes, alteration (from misdivision of
then anes in such phrases as
to then anes for the one purpose) of
anes one purpose, irregular from
an, on one
FOURTEEN — Scientific visionaries strive for a future in which the digestive system can be bypassed altogether.
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