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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /daɪˈkɑtəmi/ · UK /daɪˈkɒtəmi/
dichotomy means: A division or clear difference between two groups, ideas, or things, often treated as opposites.
noun
A division or clear difference between two groups, ideas, or things, often treated as opposites.
- There is a dichotomy between work and leisure.
- That choice creates a false dichotomy.
- The film explores the dichotomy between rich and poor.
The splitting of a growing stem or body tube into two branches, sometimes happening repeatedly.
- The stem shows dichotomy near its tip.
- Repeated dichotomy gives the plant a forked shape.
- The diagram illustrates dichotomy of a vein.
Questions about dichotomy
What does dichotomy mean?
A division or clear difference between two groups, ideas, or things, often treated as opposites.
What is dichotomy in other languages?
Türkçe: ikilik · Español: dicotomía · Français: dichotomie · Deutsch: Dichotomie · Italiano: dicotomia · 日本語: 二分法
How do you pronounce dichotomy?
In American English /daɪˈkɑtəmi/; in British English /daɪˈkɒtəmi/.
How do you use dichotomy in a sentence?
There is a dichotomy between work and leisure. That choice creates a false dichotomy.
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