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English adjective: nominal

1. nominal relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name


SamplesThe Russian system of nominal brevity.
A nominal lists of priests.
Taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls.

2. nominal insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)


SamplesThe fee was nominal.
A token gesture of resistance.
A toknenish gesture.


Synonymstoken, tokenish


Similarminimal, minimum


Antonymsmaximal, maximum

3. nominal pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun


SamplesNominal phrase.
Noun phrase.


Domain categorygrammar

4. nominal of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation


SamplesThe nominal GDP.
Nominal interest rates.


Domain categoryeconomic science, economics, political economy


Antonymsreal

5. nominal named; bearing the name of a specific person


SamplesNominative shares of stock.


Synonymsnominative


Similarspecified


Antonymsunspecified

6. nominal existing in name only


SamplesThe nominal (or titular) head of his party.


Synonymstitular


Similarformal


Antonymsinformal


English noun: nominal

1. nominal (communication) a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb


Synonymsnominal phrase, noun phrase


Broader (hypernym)phrase









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