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1
being something in name or form only
- he was the nominal head of state—everyone knew the country was actually run by one of his advisers
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so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
- when you pay $400 for an airline ticket, a ticketing fee of five dollars seems nominal
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The first known use of nominal was in the 15th century
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