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Word: Chiasmus
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘crosswise arrangement’): modern Latin, from Greek khiasmos, from khiazein ‘mark with the letter chi’, from khi ‘chi’
kʌɪˈazməs
a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order.
Short Definition:rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order
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