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nominal The actor himself was the nominal author, but 90 percent of the prose was the work of his ghostwriter. ˈnɑmənəl

Accepted Answer

(1) Existing in name or form only and not in reality. (2) So small as to be unimportant; insignificant. Something nominal exists only in name. So the nominal ruler in a constitutional monarchy is the king or queen, but the real power is in the hands of the elected prime minister. In the United Kingdom, the British monarch is also the nominal head of the Church of England; and those baptized in the Church who aren't really churchgoers might be called nominal Christians. A fee can be called nominal when it's small in comparison to the value of what it buys. So, for example, you might sell a friend a good piece of furniture for a nominal amount. And the charge for a doctor's visit might be a nominal $20, since most of the cost is covered by an insurance plan

word	nominal
definition	(1) Existing in name or form only and not in reality. (2) So small as to be unimportant; insignificant.
eg_sentence	The actor himself was the nominal author, but 90 percent of the prose was the work of his ghostwriter.
explanation	Something nominal exists only in name. So the nominal ruler in a constitutional monarchy is the king or queen, but the real power is in the hands of the elected prime minister. In the United Kingdom, the British monarch is also the nominal head of the Church of England; and those baptized in the Church who aren't really churchgoers might be called nominal Christians. A fee can be called nominal when it's small in comparison to the value of what it buys. So, for example, you might sell a friend a good piece of furniture for a nominal amount. And the charge for a doctor's visit might be a nominal $20, since most of the cost is covered by an insurance plan
IPA	ˈnɑmənəl

Nominal Small Church Called Existing Form Reality Unimportant