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chiastic (iou)



chiastic adjective. M19.
[from Greek khiastos arranged crosswise, from khiazein: see CHIASMUS, -IC.]
Characterized by chiasmus; of the form of chiasmus, with reversal of order.
B. Cottle 'Rhymney Beerthe Best Round Here'..with the added trick of chiastic alliteration on R, B, B, R.