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dichotomy
[ dahy-kot-uh-mee ]
noun
- division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups:
a dichotomy between thought and action.
- Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
- Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible.
dichotomy
/ ˌdaɪkəʊˈtɒmɪk; daɪˈkɒtəmɪ /
noun
- division into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposed
the dichotomy between eastern and western cultures
- logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses
the dichotomy of married and single people
- botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts
- the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible
Usage
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈdzٴdzdzܲ, adjective
- 徱ˈdzٴdzdzܲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱··ٴdz· [dahy-k, uh, -, tom, -ik], adjective
- 徱··ٴdz··· adverb
- ܲ·徱·dz·· noun plural subdichotomies
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dichotomy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dichotomy1
Example Sentences
This strange dichotomy between licentious freedom and slavish obedience is an implicit bargain between Trump and his followers.
His is a movie that brims with lyricism instead, and hangs on its threadbare plot these many poetic dichotomies.
In the current attacks on DEI and the broader attack on civil rights, there has been a sharp dichotomy in terms of corporate responses.
Goode’s painterly retort — still lifes that held the abstract and the figurative in taut equilibrium — brilliantly neutralized that argument, while adding depth to the object/image dichotomy.
“In the Shadow of Horror, SS Guardians Relax and Frolic,” the New York Times print headline, starkly captures the dichotomy that made these photos so gripping and disturbing.
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