"nominal" in the noun sense
1. noun phrase, nominal phrase, nominal
a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
"nominal" in the adjective sense
1. nominal
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. nominal, token, tokenish
insignificantly small a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal
"the fee was nominal"
"a token gesture of resistance"
"a tokenish gesture"
3. nominal
pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
"nominal phrase"
"noun phrase"
4. nominal
of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
"the nominal GDP"
"nominal interest rates"
5. nominative, nominal
named bearing the name of a specific person
"nominative shares of stock"
6. nominal, titular
existing in name only
"the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
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