chiastic

Variant of chiasmus

chiasmus definition

chi·as·mus (kī az′məs)

noun pl. chiasmi -·as′mi′ (-mī′)

Rhetoric inversion of the second of two parallel phrases, clauses, etc. (Ex.: she went to Paris; to New York went he)

Etymology: ModL < Gr chiasmos: see chiasma

Related Forms:

  • chiastic chi·as′·tic (-as′tik) adjective

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