What is a nonce word?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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A word that is commonly used
A word that has multiple meanings
A word used only once
A word that is difficult to pronounce
2.
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Which famous author was initially credited with inventing over 2000 English words?
William Shakespeare
John Milton
Lewis Carroll
Geoffrey Chaucer
3.
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What word did Geoffrey Chaucer create to describe a bird's call?
Whistle
Tweet
Chirp
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What term did Sir Walter Scott coin for mercenaries?
Hired hands
Contractors
Freelancers
Soldiers of fortune
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Which word did Reverend William Puell coin for a practitioner of the scientific method?
Scientifician
Science myth
Sciencer
Scientist
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What inspired the word 'robot'?
A Latin word for machine
A Czech term for forced labor
A French word for worker
A Greek myth
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What was the original meaning of the word 'meme' as coined by Richard Dawkins?
A visual joke
A unit of culture that spreads
A type of gene
A scientific term
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