Chiasmus Definition
kī-ăzməs
chiasmi
noun
Inversion of the second of two parallel phrases, clauses, etc. (Ex.: she went to Paris; to New York went he)
Webster's New World
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chiasmiOrigin of Chiasmus
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New Latin chīasmus from Greek khīasmos syntactic inversion from khīazein to invert or mark with an X chiasma
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmos), from χιάζω (khiazō, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (chi, “chi”)
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