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nominal

no·mi·nal

UK/ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩/ US/ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩/ uncommon uk

adjective

1.

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”
2.

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

  • “the fee was nominal”
  • “a token gesture of resistance”
  • “a tokenish gesture”
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3.

pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

  • “nominal phrase”
  • “noun phrase”
4.

being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power

  • “nominal or face value”
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5.

named; bearing the name of a specific person

  • “nominative shares of stock”
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6.

being such in name only

  • “the nominal (or titular) head of his party”
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Origin

PIE word *h₁nómn̥ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin nōminālis (“of names”), ultimately from oblique stem of Latin nōmen, nōminis (“name”) + -al.

Phrases

  • nominal aphasia
  • nominal clause
  • nominal ledger
  • nominal partner
  • nominal state
  • nominal type system
  • nominal variable

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