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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Chiasmus

/(kī̇*ăz"mŭs)/ · Chi·as·mus · IPA /kaɪˈæzməs/
01 n. An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence
  1. 1.
    An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence(Rhet.)
    “If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die.” — Dwight.