Chiastic
[kahy-as-tik] /kaɪˈæs tɪk/
adjective, Rhetoric.
1.
characterized by chiasmus.
adj.
1856, from Latinized fdorm of Greek khiastos “arranged diagonally; marked with an X” (i.e., resembling the Greek letter chi) + -ic.
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