CHIASMUS


Meaning of CHIASMUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kaɪˈæzməs ]

n. inversion in the second of two parallel phrases of the order followed in the first (e.g. to stop too fearful and too faint to go). øøchiastic adj. [mod.L f. Gk khiasmos crosswise arrangement f. khiazo mark with letter CHI]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.