chiasm

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkaɪ.æzəm/

Definition of chiasm

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of chiasma.
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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of chiasma.
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of chiasmus.

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Etymology

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”)

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