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chiasmus.

marking with an X

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kʰiˈas.mʊs]Classical-Latin[kiˈaz.mus]

  1. marking with an X

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῖ (khî) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós)bor. Latin chiasmus Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós), from χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō, “to mark with an X”) + -μός (-mós).

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