dichotomous
English
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”), from δίχα (díkha, “apart”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /daɪˈkɑ.tə.məs/, [daɪˈkɑ.ɾə.məs]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɑɪˈkɔt.ə.məs/, [dɑɪˈkɔɾ.ə.məs]
Adjective
editdichotomous (not comparable)
- Dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.
- 1992, Marie L. Hicks, Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina, page 197:
- Genus Riccia L. Plants are thalloid, forming rosettes or loose, dichotomous patches.
- 2023 February 23, Fara Dabhoiwala, “The West by Naoíse Mac Sweeney review – history rediscovered”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- The second half of the book switches to the increasingly dark story of how, from the 17th century onwards, European thinkers and politicians constructed a more and more dichotomous worldview.
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editTranslations
editdividing or branching into two pieces
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