transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈkä-tə-mē also ]
də- noun
( plural -mies )
Etymology: Greek dichotomia, from dichotomos
Date: 1610
1. : a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
the dichotomy between theory and practice
also : the process or practice of making such a division
dichotomy of the population into two opposed classes
2. : the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated
3.
a. : bifurcation ; especially : repeated bifurcation (as of a plant's stem)
b. : a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches
c. : branching of an ancestral line into two equal diverging branches
4. : something with seemingly contradictory qualities
it's a dichotomy , this opulent Ritz-style luxury in a place that fronts on a boat harbor — Jean T. Barrett