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di·chot·o·mous

   [dih-kot-uh-muhs]
adjective
1.
divided or dividing into two parts.
2.
of or pertaining to dichotomy.
Origin:
1680–90; < Late Latin dichotomos < Greek dichótomos. See dicho-, -tome, -ous

Related forms
di·chot·o·mous·ly, adverb
di·chot·o·mous·ness, noun
non·di·chot·o·mous, adjective
non·di·chot·o·mous·ly, adverb
un·di·chot·o·mous, adjective
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un·di·chot·o·mous·ly, adverb
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  • Perhaps no one else in the history of rock-and-roll has led such a dichotomous life.
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  • Consequently it comes off as a smaller play, a domestic dispute with rigidly dichotomous themes.
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dichotomy (daɪˈkɒtəmɪ)
 
—n , pl -mies
1.  division into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposed: the dichotomy between eastern and western cultures
2.  logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses: the dichotomy of married and single people
3.  botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts
4.  the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible
 
[C17: from Greek dichotomia; see dicho-, -tomy]
 
usage  Dichotomy should always refer to a division of some kind into two groups. It is sometimes used to refer to a puzzling situation which seems to involve a contradiction, but this use is generally thought to be incorrect
 
di'chotomous
 
—adj
 
dichotomic
 
—adj
 
di'chotomously
 
—adv

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