Dichotomy Definition

dī-kŏtə-mē
dichotomies
noun
dichotomies
Division into two parts, groups, or classes, esp. when these are sharply distinguished or opposed.
Webster's New World
The appearance of the moon or of a planet when half of the surface facing the earth is illuminated.
Webster's New World
A dividing or branching into two equal parts, esp. when repeated.
Webster's New World

(biology) A fork (bifurcation) in a stem or vein.

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dichotomy
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dichotomies

Origin of Dichotomy

  • Greek dikhotomiā from dikhotomos divided in two dikho- dicho- temnein to cut tem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhotomos, “equally divided, cut in half”).

    From Wiktionary

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