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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for nominal

Adjective

1. nominal
usage: 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(prenominal), tokenish, minimal (vs. maximal), minimum (vs. maximum)
usage: insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a tokenish gesture"
3. nominal
usage: pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
4. nominal (vs. real)
usage: being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or face value"
5. nominative, nominal, specified (vs. unspecified)
usage: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock"
6. nominal, titular, formal (vs. informal)
usage: being such in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
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