[ˈnɒmɪnət], (Verb)

Definitions:
- propose or formally enter as a candidate for election or for an honour or award
(e.g: the film was nominated for several Oscars)

- specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event
(e.g: a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th century

[ˈnɒmɪnət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting a race or subspecies which is given the same epithet as the species to which it belongs, e.g. Homo sapiens sapiens
(e.g: the nominate race and two subspecies occur)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th century