Crossword-Solution: CHIASMUS 8 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 15

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Chiasmus n. An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when
repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence

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Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" 1 answer
INVERSION in a second phrase of order followed in first 1 answer
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
RAEA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with CHIASMUS (1)

Epictetus uses ἀναγκοφαγέω and ἀναγκοτροφέω 163 for eating by regimen like athletes in training.—The chiasmus may be noted.
M. Fabi Quintiliani institutionis oratoriae liber decimus Marcus Fabius Quintilianus 2007
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Appears in: NYT.

Used 1 time in crossword archives (2023).