"nominally" meaning in English

See nominally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈnɒmɪnəli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɑmɪnəli/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-nominally.ogg [General-American]
Etymology: From nominal + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nominal|ly}} nominal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nominally (not comparable)
  1. In a nominal manner; in name only. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nominally-en-adv-mEXq75tj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 100 0 0
  2. slightly Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nominally-en-adv-bl1sTgfj
  3. As a noun. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nominally-en-adv-XE1KqvnF

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