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Chiasmus Moderate

Chiasmus has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

inversion in the second of two parallel phrases

2

An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.

See Also
element chiasmic palistrophe chiasmal inversion chiasmi chiasma chiastic
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rhetorical device
Rhyming Words
emus imus domus ramus namus camus armus humus ismus ulmus mimus tamus remus wamus comus momus thymus cyamus leymus litmus
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