dichotomy

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Synonyms: orchotomy, dichotomic, trichotomy, discotomy, lithotomy, dichogamy, microtomy

Antonyms: orchotomy, dichotomic, trichotomy, discotomy, lithotomy, dichogamy, microtomy

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Noun

1. A separation or [[division]] into two; a [[distinction]] that results in such a division.
2. Such a division involving apparently [[incompatible]] or [[opposite]] principles; a [[duality]].
3. {{lb|en|logic}} The division of a [[class]] into two [[disjoint]] [[subclass]]es that are together [[comprehensive]], as the division of ''[[human]]'' into ''[[female]]'' and ''[[male]]''.
4. {{lb|en|biology|taxonomy}} The division of a [[genus]] into two [[species]]; a division into two subordinate parts.
5. {{lb|en|astronomy}} A [[phase]] of the [[moon]] when it appears half lit and half dark, for example at the [[quadrature]]s.
6. {{senseid|en|botany}} {{lb|en|botany}} Division and subdivision; [[bifurcation]], such as that of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.

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