English Dictionary: nominal | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, a. [L. nominalis, fr. nomen, nominis, name. See {Name}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition. --Bp. Pearson. 2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference. [bd]Nominal attendance on lectures.[b8] --Macaulay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, n. 1. A nominalist. [Obs.] --Camden. 2. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun. 3. A name; an appellation. A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale. --Moore (Encyc. of Music. ) |