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nominal
('n/A/m/@/n/-/l )

adjective (a)

  • relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name(adj.pert)
    Example:
    The Russian system of nominal brevity.
    A nominal lists of priests.
    Taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls.
    source: wordnet30
  • pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Nominal phrase.
    source: wordnet30
  • of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation(adj.all)
    Example:
    The nominal GDP.
    Nominal interest rates.
    Antonym:
    real
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    nominal phrase, noun phrase
    source: wordnet30
  • A nominalist.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)(adj.all)
    Example:
    The fee was nominal.
    Synonym:
    token, tokenish
    source: wordnet30
  • named; bearing the name of a specific person(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    nominative
    source: wordnet30
  • existing in name only(adj.all)
    Example:
    The nominal (or titular) head of his party.
    Synonym:
    titular
    source: wordnet30

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