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dichotomy
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dichotomy
(noun)
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dichotomy
/daɪ
ˈ
kɑːtəmi/
noun
plural
dichotomies
dichotomy
/daɪ
ˈ
kɑːtəmi/
noun
plural
dichotomies
Learner's definition of DICHOTOMY
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formal
:
a difference between two opposite things
:
a division into two opposite groups
Her essay discusses the
dichotomy
between good and evil in the author's novels.
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