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chiasmus
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[kʌɪˈazməs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order
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Origin
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mid 17th century (in the sense ‘crosswise arrangement’): modern Latin, from Greek khiasmos, from khiazein ‘mark with the letter chi’, from khi ‘chi’
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