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The synonyms of “Dichotomy” are: duality, division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dichotomy” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| chasm | A deep opening in the earth’s surface. The chasm between rich and poor. |
| division | Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The new clause was agreed without a division. |
| divorce | The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body. My divorce comes through in two weeks. |
| duality | Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses. This duality of purpose was discernible in the appointments. |
| gulf | A large difference or division between two people or groups, or between viewpoints, concepts, or situatios. The widening gulf between the rich and the poor. |
| separation | The action or state of moving or being moved apart. He hid in the separation between walls. |
| split | A thing that is divided or split. Light squeezed through a small split in the curtain. |
| apportion | Give out as one’s portion or share. They did not apportion blame or liability to any one individual. |
| asunder | Widely separated especially in space. As wide asunder as pole from pole. |
| bifurcate | Divided into two branches or forks. A bifurcate tree. |
| binary | A pre compiled pre linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system. A binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other. |
| cleavage | The breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules. There was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members. |
| cloven | (used of hooves) split, divided. |
| dichotomous | Exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy. A dichotomous view of the world. |
| divergent | (of thought) using a variety of premises, especially unfamiliar premises, as bases for inference, and avoiding common limiting assumptions in making deductions. A divergent opinion. |
| divide | A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility. The last years of her life were divided between Bermuda and Paris. |
| divided | Having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions. The deputy came back carrying a divided metal plate and a cup. |
| division | A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The plant can also be easily increased by division in autumn. |
| fracture | Become fractured. The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe. |
| fragmentation | (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk. Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file. |
| isolation | The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others. Isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety. |
| moiety | A distinct part of a large molecule. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety. |
| part | Force take or pull apart. The written part of the exam. |
| partition | Divide a room into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions. Partition chromatography. |
| piece | Assemble something from parts or pieces. He needed a piece of granite. |
| portion | Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. He could repeat large portions of Shakespeare. |
| rive | Split or crack (wood or stone. The party was riven by disagreements over Europe. |
| schism | Division of a group into opposing factions. Another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy. |
| scission | A division or split between people or parties; a schism. This bacteriophage catalyses scission of DNA strands. |
| section | Divide into sections. The history of this work is discussed in the next section. |
| segmentation | (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum. Segmentation of myocardial cells. |
| segregation | A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups. An official policy of racial segregation. |
| separated | Separated at the joint. Thought of herself as alone and separated from the others. |
| separation | The cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order. The separation of wheat from chaff. |
| simplistic | Treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are. A simplistic theory of the universe. |
| split | A single thickness of split hide. I told him I wouldn t split on him. |
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