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adj. - Of adjectives.

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Usage examples (5)
  • Adjective : a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country. ,a nominal suffix. ,nominal shares of stock. ,Nominal wages have risen 50 percent, but...
  • And, if I understand correctly, prenominal phrasal adjectives are hyphenated–making them one word.
  • (adj): prenominal), pacifistic, dovish -- (opposed to war
  • Hence I’m wondering if I used a phrasal adjective correctly and have no clue what prenominal means even after Googling it.
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