Definitions for chiasmus

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chiasmus chi·as·mus

Spelling: [kahy-az-muh s]

IPA: /kaɪˈæz məs/

Chiasmus is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 250 anagrams from letters in chiasmus (achimssu).

Definitions for chiasmus

noun

1. a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.”.

Origin of chiasmus

1870-75; Greek chiasmós, equivalent to chi chi¹ + -asmos masculine noun suffix, akin to -asma; see chiasma

Examples for chiasmus

For the more complicated forms of chiasmus consult Ngelsbach, Stil.

There is chiasmus here, since privata is contrasted with honoratis and quieta with claris.