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nominativus pendens

nominativus pendens noun: a noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.

Noun

nominativus pendens (plural nominativus pendens)

  1. A noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.
  2. (rhetoric) Intentional use of such a construction.

Forms of nominativus pendens

pluralnominativus pendens

Origin of nominativus pendens

From Latin nominativus (“nominative case”) + Latin pendens (“hanging, waiting”).

Questions about nominativus pendens

What does nominativus pendens mean?
Nominativus pendens means a noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.
What part of speech is nominativus pendens?
Nominativus pendens is a noun.
What is the plural of nominativus pendens?
The plural of nominativus pendens is nominativus pendens.

Words near nominativus pendens in the dictionary

  1. nominative determinism
  2. nominative type system
  3. nominative type systems
  4. nominatively
  5. nominatives
  6. nominativus pendens
  7. nominator
  8. nominators
  9. nominatrix
  10. nominatum
  11. nominature

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