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nominative

nom.i.na.tive \'na:m-(*-)n*t-iv; 2 & 3 are also 'na:m-*-.na-t-\ aj [fr. the 
   traditional use of the nominative form in naming a noun] 1a: marking 
   typically the subject of a verb esp. in languages that have re latively 
   full inflection {~ case} 1b: of or relating to the nominative case {a ~ 
   ending}  2: nominated or appointed by nomination  3: bearing a person's 
   name  - nominative n