NOMINAL
\nˈɒmɪnə͡l], \nˈɒmɪnəl], \n_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_n_əl]\
Definitions of NOMINAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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being such 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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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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being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or face value"
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pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
By Princeton University
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being such 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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insignificantly small; a matter of form only; "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; (`tokenish' is informal as in"a tokenish gesture")
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(grammar) "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
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Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
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A nominalist.
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A name; an appellation.
By Oddity Software
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Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
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Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
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A nominalist.
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A name; an appellation.
By Noah Webster.
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Pertaining to, or consisting of, a name or names; existing in name only; as, nominal authority or power.
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Nominally.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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