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Definition chiasmus in American English

chiasmus noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/kaɪˈæzməs/
1

a statement in which you repeat a phrase in a sentence but with the words in the opposite order. For example 'some people eat to live, and others live to eat'.

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Definition chiasmus in American English