chiasmus
(noun) inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chiasmus (countable and uncountable, plural chiasmi or chiasmuses)
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
Source: Wiktionary
Chi*as"mus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Chiasm.] (Rhet.)
Definition: An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence; thus, If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. Dwight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 February 2025
(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
