nominative

/ˈnɑm(ə)nədɪv/
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Other forms: nominatives; nominatively

Definitions of nominative
  1. adjective
    appointed by nomination
    synonyms: nominated
    appointed, appointive
    subject to appointment
  2. adjective
    named; bearing the name of a specific person
    “nominative shares of stock”
    synonyms: nominal
    specified
    clearly and explicitly stated
  3. adjective
    serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
    “nominative noun endings”
    “predicate nominative”
  4. noun
    the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
    synonyms: nominative case, subject case
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    antonyms:
    oblique
    any grammatical case other than the nominative
    type of:
    case, grammatical case
    nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
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