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NOMINAL HEAD

(noun)
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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Nominal Head.

Nominal Head - as a noun

A person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
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"In linguistics, a nominal head is the main noun in a noun phrase, which is usually responsible for determining the grammatical number and case of the entire phrase."
"The nominal head of the phrase 'The big red apple' is 'apple'."
"In the sentence 'I bought two books', the nominal head of the noun phrase 'two books' is 'books'."
"In the phrase 'His favorite hobby is playing the guitar', the nominal head is 'hobby'."
"The nominal head of the noun phrase 'my beautiful house' is 'house'."
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