what does nominative mean?
NOMINATIVE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
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Hypernyms(s) nominative is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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NOMINATIVE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
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Similar To
- Meaning
- named
- bearing the name of a specific person
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Usage Example(s)
- nominative shares of stock
Similar To
- Meaning
- serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
Usage Example(s)
- nominative noun endings
- predicate nominative
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