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chiastic

[ kahy-as-tik ]

adjective

, Rhetoric.
  1. characterized by chiasmus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chiastic1

1865–70; < Greek chiast ( ós ) diagonally arranged ( chiasma ) + -ic

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Example Sentences

An instance of the so-called "chiastic" construction of which S. was fond.

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