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单词 trichotomy
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trichotomy

[ trih-kot-uh-mee ]
/ trɪˈkɒt ə mi /
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noun, plural tri·chot·o·mies.

division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
an instance of such a division, as in thought, structure, or object.
the three-part division of human beings into body, spirit, and soul.

Origin of trichotomy

1600–10; <New Latin trichotomia<Greek trích(a) in three parts + New Latin -tomia-tomy

OTHER WORDS FROM trichotomy

trich·o·tom·ic [trik-uh-tom-ik], /ˌtrɪk əˈtɒm ɪk/, tri·chot·o·mous, adjectivetri·chot·o·mous·ly, adverb

Words nearby trichotomy

trichosporosis, trichostasis spinulosa, trichothecene, trichothiodystrophy, trichotillomania, trichotomy, trichotomy property, -trichous, trichroic, trichroism, trichromat
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British Dictionary definitions for trichotomy

trichotomy
/ (traɪˈkɒtəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

division into three categories
theol the division of man into body, spirit, and soul

Derived forms of trichotomy

trichotomic (ˌtrɪkəˈtɒmɪk) or trichotomous, adjectivetrichotomously, adverb

Word Origin for trichotomy

C17: probably from New Latin trichotomia, from Greek trikhotomein to divide into three, from trikha triple + temnein to cut
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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