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dichotomy [daɪˈkɒtəmɪ] n pl -mies 1. division into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposed the dichotomy between eastern and western cultures 2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses the dichotomy of married and single people 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts 4. (Astronomy) the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible [from Greek dichotomia; see dicho-, -tomy] dichotomous , dichotomic [ˌdaɪkəʊˈtɒmɪk] adj dichotomously adv Usage: Dichotomy should always refer to a division of some kind into two groups. It is sometimes used to refer to a puzzling situation which seems to involve a contradiction, but this use is generally thought to be incorrect dichotomy division of material into two parts for the purpose of classification. — dichotomist, n. See also: Classification
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dichotomy noun division, gulf, split, separation, polarity, disjunction a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world Usage: Dichotomy should always refer to a division of some kind into two groups. It is sometimes used to refer to a puzzling situation, which seems to involve a contradiction, but this use is thought by many to be incorrect, and dilemma is a more appropriate alternative. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Drawing heavily from the compact linguistic style of modern text messaging, F2F (shorthand for "face to face", that is, meeting someone in real life rather than in cyberspace) draws both upon modern experience and upon classic dichotomies of myth as it represents the technological communications of love. Lawrence observes that people typically participate in various role strata, which challenges the dominance of expected gender dichotomies. A treatment of fans as active subjects as opposed to consumers who are passive followers of the culture industry simply reproduces familiar dichotomies of subject and object, active and passive, high and low, etc. |
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