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schesis onomaton

schesis onomaton noun: the use of a sentence constructed only of nouns and adjectives, without a verb.

Noun

schesis onomaton (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) The use of a sentence constructed only of nouns and adjectives, without a verb.

Origin of schesis onomaton

From Ancient Greek σχέσις ὀνομάτων (skhésis onomátōn, “state of nouns”).

Questions about schesis onomaton

What does schesis onomaton mean?
Schesis onomaton means the use of a sentence constructed only of nouns and adjectives, without a verb.
What part of speech is schesis onomaton?
Schesis onomaton is a noun.

Words near schesis onomaton in the dictionary

  1. scherzino
  2. scherzinos
  3. scherzo
  4. scherzos
  5. schesis
  6. schesis onomaton
  7. schetic
  8. Schetland
  9. Schettino
  10. Schettinos
  11. Schettler

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