Word of the Day: DICHOTOMY

di·chot·o·my  noun \dī-ˈkä-tə-mē also də-\

: a difference between two opposite things : a division into two opposite groups

plural  di·chot·o·mies

 

Origin of DICHOTOMY

Greek dichotomia, from dichotomos (see dichotomous)

First Known Use: 1610

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Synonyms

contradiction, incongruity, paradox

 

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