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nominal

adjectivenoun /nɑmənəl/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 13
Definitions
adjective

existing in name only

“the nominal (or titular) head of his party”

noun

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

adjective

insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

“the fee was nominal”

adjective

named; bearing the name of a specific person

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation

“the nominal GDP”

adjective

pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

“nominal phrase”

relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

“the Russian system of nominal brevity”

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