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dichotomy

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Main Entry:
di·chot·o·my 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dichotomy
Pronunciation:
\dī-ˈkä-tə-mē also də-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural di·chot·o·mies
Etymology:
Greek dichotomia, from dichotomos
Date:
1610
1: a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities <the dichotomy between theory and practice> ; also : the process or practice of making such a division <dichotomy of the population into two opposed classes>2: the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated3 a: bifurcation ; especially : repeated bifurcation (as of a plant's stem) b: a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches c: branching of an ancestral line into two equal diverging branches4: something with seemingly contradictory qualities <it's a dichotomy, this opulent Ritz-style luxury in a place that fronts on a boat harbor — Jean T. Barrett>


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