chiasmus
nounHow many syllables in chiasmus?
There are 3 syllables in the word chiasmus.How to pronounce chiasmus:
Definition of chiasmus:
- chiasmus (noun):
- noun. inversion in the second of two parallel phrases.
- an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases (as in goldsmith's to stop too fearful, and too faint to go)
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