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Word: Dichotomy
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: via modern Latin from Greek dikhotomia, from dikho- ‘in two, apart’ + -tomia (see -tomy)
dʌɪˈkɒtəmi
dɪˈkɒtəmi
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
Short Definition:division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
Examples:- a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism
repeated branching into two equal parts.
Short Definition:repeated branching into two equal parts
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