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Language: Linguistics · Semiotics · Speech
A nonsense word, unlike a sememe, may have no definition. If it can be pronounced according to a language's phonotactics, it is a logatome/pseudoword. Nonsense words are used in literature for poetic or humorous effect. Proper names of real or fictional entities are sometimes nonsense words.
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- Nonce word
- Nonsense syllable
- Nonsense verse
- Neologism
- Vocable
- Word salad
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