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tri·chot·o·my

(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.

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trichotomy

(traɪˈkɒtəmɪ)

n, pl -mies

1. division into three categories

2. (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 adv

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tri•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.

trichotomy

division into three parts, especially the theological division of man’s nature into the body, the soul, and the spirit. — trichotomic, trichotomous. adj.

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trichotomy - being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses

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