Meanings
nounnominativus pendens (plural nominativus pendens)
- grammarA noun phrase, introduced as if the subject of a sentence, that is not actually used as such.
- rhetoricIntentional use of such a construction.
Origin
From Latin nominativus (“nominative case”) + Latin pendens (“hanging, waiting”).
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nominativus pendens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nominativus%20pendens
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