chiasm

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chiasm

/ˈkaɪ.æzəm/

Where it comes from

Latin; in sense 1, from chiasma, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khiasma); in sense 2, from chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmos "crossing, diagonal arrangement"), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (kh, “chi”)

noun chiasms

alternative Alternative form of chiasma
alternative Alternative form of chiasmus

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noun alternative form of chiasma

Ελληνικά	χίασμα chíasma

noun alternative form of chiasmus

Ελληνικά	χιασμός chiasmós

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"chiasm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chiasm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chiasm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chiasm

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"chiasm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chiasm.

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@misc{chiasm_2026,
  title = {chiasm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiasm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}