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Nominal

adjective

1.

Relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name. "A nominal lists of priests" , "Taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"

2.

Insignificantly small; a matter of form only ('tokenish' is informal). Synonyms: token, tokenish. "A token gesture of resistance" , "A toknenish gesture"

3.

Pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun. "Noun phrase"

4.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation. "Nominal interest rates"

5.

Named; bearing the name of a specific person. Synonym: nominative.

6.

Existing in name only. Synonym: titular.

noun

1.

A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb. Synonyms: nominal phrase, noun phrase.

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"Nominal" Quotes from Famous Books

... nature."—Webster cor. "I think I now understand the difference between the active verbs and those which are passive or neuter."—Ingersoll cor. "Thus a figure including a space within three lines, is the real as well as nominal essence of a triangle."—Locke cor. "We must distinguish between an imperfect phrase and a simple sentence, and between a simple sentence and a compound sentence."—Lowth, Murray, et al., cor. "The Jews are strictly ...

— The Grammar of English Grammars • Goold Brown

... nothing to do with any one but the sheikh, who, content with wielding all real power, left the nominal sovereignty to the sultan, an eccentric monarch, who never showed himself except through the bars of a wicker cage near the gate of his garden, as if he were some rare wild beast. Curious indeed were some of the customs of this court, not the least so the fancy for obesity: no one was ...

— Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century • Jules Verne

... although it was situated farther back than that of Joachim." From this exposed position Murat gazed at Sicily through a telescope, and tried to persuade himself that it was his. But English ships and men continued to arrive at Messina, rendering his enjoyment of his nominal possession each day less probable. So sharp a look-out was kept by the British fleet, that it was impossible to obtain intelligence from Sicily. The vessels could be counted; but the amount of land forces was unknown, and this Murat was most anxious to ascertain. He ordered ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI. • Various

... likely to know, that the Conservative Party are not more united than they were last Session. That Mr Disraeli and the great bulk of his nominal followers are far from being on good terms together, and that there is no immediate junction to be expected between ...

— The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume III (of 3), 1854-1861 • Queen of Great Britain Victoria

... the nominal address at the house just off Baker Street, and so far Mrs. Fagin, the landlady, had treated him with fawning politeness when he paid his weekly rent, but from the very first he had distrusted her, and he always had the feeling that she would sell his secret if she discovered the market. ...

— People of Position • Stanley Portal Hyatt

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