"nominative" in the noun sense
1. nominative, nominative case, subject case
the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
"nominative" in the adjective sense
1. nominative
serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
"nominative noun endings"
"predicate nominative"
2. nominative, nominal
named bearing the name of a specific person
"nominative shares of stock"
3. nominated, nominative
appointed by nomination
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