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trichotomy
tri·chot·o·my T0350000 (trī-kŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. tri·chot·o·mies 1. Division into three parts or elements.2. A system based on three parts or elements, especially the theological description of humans as consisting of body, soul, and spirit.
[New Latin trichotomia : Greek trikha, in three parts; see trei- in Indo-European roots + New Latin -tomia, -tomy.]
tri·chot′o·mous adj.tri·chot′o·mous·ly adv.trichotomy (traɪˈkɒtəmɪ) n, pl -mies1. division into three categories2. (Theology) theol the division of man into body, spirit, and soul[C17: probably from New Latin trichotomia, from Greek trikhotomein to divide into three, from trikha triple + temnein to cut] trichotomic, triˈchotomous adj triˈchotomously advtri•chot•o•my (trɪˈkɒt ə mi)
n., pl. -mies. division into three parts, classes, elements, etc. [1600–10; < New Latin trichotomia < Greek trích(a) in three parts + -o- -o- + New Latin -tomia -tomy] trich•o•tom•ic (ˌtrɪk əˈtɒm ɪk) tri•chot′o•mous, adj. tri•chot′o•mous•ly, adv. trichotomydivision into three parts, especially the theological division of man’s nature into the body, the soul, and the spirit. — trichotomic, trichotomous. adj.See also: Theology
division into three parts, especially the theological division of man’s nature into the body, the soul, and the spirit. — trichotomic, trichtomous, adj.See also: ClassificationThesaurus| Noun | 1. | trichotomy - being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclassescategorisation, categorization, classification - a group of people or things arranged by class or category |
trichotomy
tri·chot·o·my (tri-kot'ŏ-mē), A division into three parts. [G. trichia, threefold, + tomē, a cutting] trichotomy
Related to trichotomy: tracheostomy, Trichotomy propertyWords related to trichotomynoun being threefoldRelated Words- categorisation
- categorization
- classification
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