Noun
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a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
- noun phrase - nominal phrase
Adjective
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existing in name only
"the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
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named
bearing the name of a specific person
"nominative shares of stock"
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of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
"the nominal GDP"
"nominal interest rates"
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pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
"nominal phrase"
"noun phrase"
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insignificantly small
a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
"the fee was nominal"
"a token gesture of resistance"
"a toknenish gesture"
- tokenish -
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
"the Russian system of nominal brevity"
"a nominal lists of priests"
"taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"