schesis onomaton

noun

The use of a sentence constructed only of nouns and adjectives, without a verb.

OriginAncient Greek σχέσις ὀνομάτων →
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Meanings

nounschesis onomaton (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableThe use of a sentence constructed only of nouns and adjectives, without a verb.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσχέσις ὀνομάτων“state of nouns”
  2. Englishschesis onomaton

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

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schesis onomaton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schesis%20onomaton

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