Chiasmus

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Chiasmus

[çiˈasmʊs]
[ˈçi̯asmʊs]

Rhymes with asmʊs

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[1] von der Form des griechischen Buchstabens „Χ“ Chi

noun Chiasmus · Chiasmen

Rhetorik syntaktische Überkreuzstellung von Wörtern oder Satzteilen Ein Chiasmus entsteht, wenn zwei parallel gebaute Sätze ABC und ABC in der Form ABC und CBA wiedergegeben werden: Hier haust das Wiktionary, die Wikipedia haust dort.
Opposite: Parallelismus

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chiasmus (rhetoric) an inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases

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"Chiasmus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/chiasmus. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Chiasmus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/chiasmus

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"Chiasmus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/chiasmus.

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@misc{chiasmus_2026,
  title = {Chiasmus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/chiasmus},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}