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单词 trichotomy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tri•chot•o•my  (tri kotə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. 
  1. division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
  2. an instance of such a division, as in thought, structure, or object.
  3. the three-part division of human beings into body, spirit, and soul.
  • Greek trích(a) in three parts + Neo-Latin -tomia -tomy
  • Neo-Latin trichotomia
  • 1600–10;
trich•o•tom•ic (trik′ə tomik)USA pronunciation, tri•choto•mous, adj. tri•chot o•mous•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trichotomy /traɪˈkɒtəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)
  1. division into three categories
  2. the division of man into body, spirit, and soul
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from New Latin trichotomia, from Greek trikhotomein to divide into three, from trikha triple + temnein to cut

trichotomic /ˌtrɪkəˈtɒmɪk/, triˈchotomous adj
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