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[
trih-
kot
-
uh
-mee
]
tri·chot·o·my
/
trɪˈkɒt
ə
mi
/
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[
trih-
kot
-
uh
-mee
]
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noun,
plural
-mies.
1.
division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
2.
an instance of such a division, as in thought, structure, or
object
.
3.
the three-part division of human beings into body, spirit, and soul.
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Neo-Latin
trichotomia
<
Greek
trích
(
a
) in three parts +
Neo-Latin
-tomia
-tomy
Related forms
trich·o·tom·ic
/
ˌtrɪk
əˈtɒm
ɪk
/
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[
trik-
uh
-
tom
-ik
]
Show IPA
,
tri·chot·o·mous,
adjective
tri·chot·o·mous·ly,
adverb
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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World English Dictionary
trichotomy
(traɪˈkɒtəmɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-mies
1.
division into three categories
2.
theol
the division of man into body, spirit, and soul
[C17: probably from New Latin
trichotomia
, from Greek
trikhotomein
to divide into three, from
trikha
triple +
temnein
to cut]
trichotomic
—
adj
tri'chotomous
—
adj
tri'chotomously
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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