tri·chot·o·my (tr -k t  -m )n. pl. tri·chot·o·mies 1. Division into three parts or elements. 2. A system based on three parts or elements. [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 -mies
1. division into three categories
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Theol the division of man into body, spirit, and soul
[probably from New Latin trichotomia, from Greek trikhotomein to divide into three, from trikha triple + temnein to cut]
trichotomic [ˌtrɪkəˈtɒmɪk], trichotomous adj
trichotomously adv
trichotomy
division into three parts, especially the theological division of man’s nature into the body, the soul, and the spirit. — trichotomic, trichotomous. adj.
See also: Theologydivision into three parts, especially the theological division of man’s nature into the body, the soul, and the spirit. — trichotomic, trichtomous, adj.
See also: Classification
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| Noun | 1. | trichotomy - being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses categorisation, categorization, classification - a group of people or things arranged by class or category |
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