διχοτομία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From διχότομος (dikhótomos, cut in two) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δῐχοτομῐ́ᾱ (dikhotomíāf (genitive δῐχοτομῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (of the moon's quarter) dividing in two
  2. bisection, point of bisection
  3. point of division between wings of army
  4. (logic) division in two parts, dichotomy

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: dichotomy
  • German: Dichotomie
  • Italian: dicotomia
  • Spanish: dicotomía

Further reading

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