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chiastically

chiastically adverb: pertaining to chiasmus.

Adverb

chiastically (comparative more chiastically, superlative most chiastically)

  1. Pertaining to chiasmus.
  2. (broadly) Pertaining to the position of two things relative to one another.

Forms of chiastically

comparativemore chiastically
superlativemost chiastically

Origin of chiastically

From chiastic + -ally.

Questions about chiastically

What does chiastically mean?
Chiastically means pertaining to chiasmus.
What part of speech is chiastically?
Chiastically is an adverb.

Words near chiastically in the dictionary

  1. chiasmuses
  2. Chiasso
  3. Chiasson
  4. Chiassons
  5. chiastic
  6. chiastically
  7. chiastolite
  8. chiastolite slate
  9. chiastolite slates
  10. chiastolites
  11. chiastolitic

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