Noun: dichotomy dI'kó-tu-mee or di'kó-tu-mee
- The quality or state of having two different or opposite parts or elements
"the dichotomy between eastern and western culture";
- duality
- (botany) branching repeatedly into two
"The dichotomy of the plant's stem structure was clearly visible under the microscope"
Derived forms: dichotomies
Type of: categorisation [Brit], categorization, classification
Encyclopedia: Dichotomy