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| nom·i·nal [ nómmən'l ] |
adjective |
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1. so-called: acting or being something in name only, but not in reality
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2. very low in cost: representing very little cost when compared with the actual value received
  a nominal fee
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3. bearing somebody's name: assigned to a named person, and bearing that person's name
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4. of names: relating to or consisting of a name or names
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5. grammar of noun: relating to a noun or a group of words that functions as a noun
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6. accounting relating to current prices: considered in terms of the stated or original value only, and ignoring changes due to inflation and other factors
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noun (plural nom·i·nals) |
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grammar noun or noun group: a word or group of words that functions as a noun
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin nominalis< nomen "name"] |
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| nom·i·nal·ly adverb |
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