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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nomiˈnale
"Il presidente ha un ruolo nominale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Existing in name only, not actual or real.
"He remained the nominal head of the organization while his deputy made all the actual decisions." - 2
Relating to or constituting a noun or word group functioning as a noun.
"In traditional grammar, a nominal phrase consists of a noun and its modifiers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'nominalis', meaning 'pertaining to a name', stemming from 'nomen' (name). Over centuries in Late Middle English and Renaissance scholarly Latin, it evolved to describe things that exist in name only, as well as grammatical structures relating to nouns.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nominal" is said worldwide
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nominal
Transliteration: nɔminal
"Il est le directeur nominal de l'entreprise."
nominell
Transliteration: nɔmiˈnɛl
"Sie ist die nominelle Leiterin des Projekts."
nominale
Transliteration: nomiˈnale
"Il presidente ha un ruolo nominale."
nominal
Transliteration: nomiˈnal
"Tiene un cargo nominal en la junta directiva."
nominal
Transliteration: nomiˈnaw
"O lucro nominal aumentou este ano."
नाममात्र
Transliteration: naammatra
"वह केवल नाममात्र का मुखिया है।"
名义上的
Transliteration: míngyì shàng de
"他是公司名义上的负责人。"
명목상의
Transliteration: myeongmok-sang-ui
"그는 명목상의 대표일 뿐이다."
名義上の
Transliteration: meigi-jō no
"彼は名義上のリーダーにすぎない。"
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