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- [kahy-az-muh s]
- /kaɪˈæz məs/
- /kaɪ.ˈæz.məs/
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- [kahy-az-muh s]
- /kaɪˈæz məs/
Definitions of chiasmus word
- noun chiasmus reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases 3
- noun chiasmus inversion of the second of two parallel phrases, clauses, etc. (Ex.: she went to Paris; to New York went he) 3
- noun plural chiasmus a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.”. 1
- noun chiasmus A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form ; e.g. ‘Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.’. 1
- noun chiasmus (rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases. 0
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Origin of chiasmus
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Greek chiasmós, equivalent to chi chi1 + -asmos masculine noun suffix, akin to -asma; see chiasma
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Parts of speech for Chiasmus
noun
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preposition
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exclamation
chiasmus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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