CHIASMUS


Meaning of CHIASMUS in English

[ kʌɪ'azməs , kɪ- ]

■ noun the inversion in a second phrase or clause of the order of words in the first.

Derivatives

chiastic adjective

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'crosswise arrangement'): mod. L., from Gk khiasmos , from khiazein (see chiasma ).

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