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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdichotomie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dichotomie
"Il existe une dichotomie entre la théorie et la pratique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
"There is a sharp dichotomy between the rich and the poor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: via Neo-Latin from Greek dikhotomia, from dikhos 'in two, apart' + -tomia 'cutting' (from temnein 'to cut').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "dichotomy" is said worldwide
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dichotomie
Transliteration: dichotomie
"Il existe une dichotomie entre la théorie et la pratique."
Dichotomie
Transliteration: Dichotomie
"Es gibt eine klare Dichotomie zwischen den beiden Konzepten."
dicotomia
Transliteration: dicotomia
"Questa dicotomia è evidente nel suo comportamento."
dicotomía
Transliteration: dicotomía
"El libro explora la dicotomía entre el bien y el mal."
dicotomia
Transliteration: dicotomia
"Há uma dicotomia óbvia entre as duas abordagens."
द्विभाजन
Transliteration: dvibhajan
"सिद्धार्थ और वास्तविकता के बीच एक बड़ा द्विभाजन है।"
二分法
Transliteration: èrfēnfǎ
"理论与实践之间存在着明显的二分法。"
이분법
Transliteration: ibunbeop
"이상과 현실 사이에는 이분법이 존재한다."
二分法
Transliteration: nibunhō
"理論と実践の間には明確な二分法がある。"
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