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dʌɪˈkɒtəmi,
dɪ-/
n.
(pl. dichotomies)
- a division or contrast between two things that are opposed or entirely different.
- Botany repeated branching into two equal parts.
Derivative
- dichotomous adj.
- dichotomously adv.
Etymology
C16: via mod. L. from Gk dikhotomia, from dikho- ‘in two, apart’ + -tomia (see -tomy).