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there is a distinction to be made here about "nonce words"; while they are coined for a special occasion and single use, they often take on a life of their own and many are absorbed into our language (e.g., gerrymander, many Lewis Carrol inventions). but there is another term for a single known usage of a word: hapax legomenon [Gk, something said only once].
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