nominative
1. [ adjective ] appointed by nomination
Synonyms: nominated
Related terms: appointive
2. [ adjective ] named; bearing the name of a specific person
Synonyms: nominal
Examples:

"nominative shares of stock"

Related terms: specified
3. [ adjective ] (grammar) serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
Examples:

"nominative noun endings" "predicate nominative"

Related terms: grammar
4. [ noun ] (grammar) the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
Synonyms: subject_case nominative_case
Related terms: oblique case
Similar spelling:   nominate
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