nominatival
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nominative (ˈnɒmɪnətɪv, ˈnɒmnə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | grammar See also subjective denoting a case of nouns and pronouns in inflected languages that is used esp to identify the subject of a finite verb |
| 2. | appointed rather than elected to a position, office, etc |
| 3. | bearing the name of a person |
| —n | |
| 4. | grammar |
| a. the nominative case | |
| b. a word or speech element in the nominative case | |
| [C14: from Latin nōminātīvus belonging to naming, from nōmen name] | |
| nominatival | |
| —adj | |
| 'nominatively | |
| —adv | |
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Nominatival
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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