chiasmus
chiasmus · chiasmi · chiasmuses
хиазм, инверсия во второй половине фразы
Chiasmus
An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrasesAn inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
/kaɪˈæzməs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
Chiasmus
хиазмxiazm, инверсия во второ́й половине фразыinversija vo vtorój polovine frazy
inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(rhetoric) an inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(rhetoric) an inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin chiasmus, borrowed from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós), froLearned borrowing from Latin chiasmus, borrowed from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós), from χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō, “to mark with an X”) + -μός (-mós).
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Forms
plural: chiasmi / chiasmuses| Singular | chiasmus |
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| Plural | chiasmi / chiasmuses |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymschiasm
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedchiastic
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable