nominative

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nom·i·na·tive | \ ˈnäm-nə-tiv, ˈnä-mə-

; senses 2 & 3 are also ˈnä-mə-ˌnā-

Definition of nominative

1a : of, relating to, or being a grammatical case (see case entry 1 sense 3a) that typically marks the subject of a verb especially in languages that have relatively full inflection nominative case

b : of or relating to the nominative case a nominative ending

2 : nominated or appointed by nomination

3 : bearing a person's name

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Recent Examples on the Web In a case of nominative determinism at its best, Parrott—a tall, bespectacled righty from southern California—was a first-round draft pick of the Orioles. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Rockies-Padres Series at Coors Field Was Bonkers in the Best Way Possible," 18 June 2019 Kelvin Droegemeier great example of nominative determinism — where your name lines up with your job — as Kelvin is the name of a unit on the thermodynamic temperature scale (one Kelvin is equal to one degree on the Celsius scale). — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Trump finally picked a science adviser. He’s a meteorologist. Named Kelvin.," 1 Aug. 2018 More recently, a group of psychologists published a paper claiming that nominative determinism actually works. — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, "Must Dennis be a dentist?," 10 May 2018 The Congressional Gold Medal requires that nominative measures be sponsored by two-thirds of each chamber. — Shane Sanderson, kansascity, "Senate votes to award Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole," 3 Aug. 2017

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