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Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

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  1. a. Of or word/pertaining">pertaining to a word/name">name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
  2. a. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
  3. n. A nominalist.
  4. n. A verb formed from a noun.
  5. n. A name; an appellation.
  6. adj. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
  7. adj. insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
  8. adj. word/pertaining">pertaining to a word/noun">noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
  9. adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
  10. adj. named; bearing the name of a specific person
  11. adj. existing in name only
  12. n. a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb