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a word (not a pronoun) which can function as the subject or object of a verb, or the object of a preposition

nominal

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Cases of word usage

1) the use of (especially) a pronoun to avoid repetition of a noun or phrase e.g. 'it' in 'I found a cheap camera and I bought it' (anaphora)

2) (used with a noun or adjective) to develop or grow into (a person, thing); to be (the kind mentioned) as a result, after a period of time, after training etc (become)

3) a form of noun etc showing source or possession, as in 'Australia's trees' (genitive)

4) existing etc in name only and not in fact; (of a price, cost etc) very small; of a noun or nouns (nominal)

5) (of) a form of a noun or pronoun used to refer to more than one, as in 'children', 'men', 'cakes', 'these' (plural)

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