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palistrophe

palistrophe noun: chiasmus.

Noun

palistrophe (countable and uncountable, plural palistrophes)

  1. chiasmus

Forms of palistrophe

pluralpalistrophes

Origin of palistrophe

Ancient Greek

Words formed from palistrophe

Questions about palistrophe

What does palistrophe mean?
Palistrophe means chiasmus.
What part of speech is palistrophe?
Palistrophe is a noun.
What is the plural of palistrophe?
The plural of palistrophe is palistrophes.

Words near palistrophe in the dictionary

  1. palisander
  2. palish
  3. palishly
  4. palissandre
  5. Palissy ware
  6. palistrophe
  7. palistrophes
  8. palistrophic
  9. Palitana
  10. palitaw
  11. palitinose

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