TRICHOTOMY


Meaning of TRICHOTOMY in English

n. (pl. -ies) a division (esp. sharply defined) into three categories, esp. of human nature into body, soul, and spirit. trichotomic adj.

[ Gk trikha threefold f. treis three, after DICHOTOMY ]

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