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 Definitions of chiasmus  [ɪˈæz məs]  

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Definition of 'chiasmus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) chiasmus
a reversal in the order of words in two parallel phrases, as in “He went in, out went she.”

Etymology:  (1870–75; < Gk chiasmós; see chiasma)

Definition of 'chiasmus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) chiasmus
inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
Definition of 'chiasmus' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) chiasmus
an inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence

'chiasmus' - Nearby Entries  

chiasm  chiasmatic  chiasmic  chiasmus  chicago  chicane  chicanery  



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