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Definition of chiasmus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

chiasmus

noun

NAmE//kaɪˈæzməs//

, NAmE//kiˈæzməs//

(pl. chiasmi

NAmE//kaɪˈæzmaɪ//

, NAmE//kiˈæzmi//

) [uncountable, countable] (technology)

a technique used in writing or in speeches, in which words, ideas, etc. are repeated in reverse order

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