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Meaning of 'nominal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nominal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
- Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
2 . Nominal [ n.]
- A nominalist.
- A verb formed from a noun.
- A name; an appellation.

Meaning of 'nominal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nominal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
Example in sentence:
  • a nominal lists of priests;
  • taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls;
  • the Russian system of nominal brevity
Meaning (2):
- of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
Example in sentence:
  • nominal interest rates;
  • the nominal GDP
Meaning (3):
- pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
Example in sentence:
  • nominal phrase;
  • noun phrase
4 . nominal [ s]
Meaning (4):
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
Example in sentence:
  • a token gesture of resistance;
  • a tokenish gesture;
  • the fee was nominal
Meaning (5):
- named; bearing the name of a specific person
Example in sentence:
  • nominative shares of stock
Meaning (6):
- existing in name only
Example in sentence:
  • the nominal (or titular) head of his party

Nearby Words:

nom noma nomad nomade nomadian nomadic nomadism nomadize nomadized nomadizing

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