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dichotomy

noun as in division

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Both heroines are women, but they offer a pretty bizarre dichotomy for girls: Ice queen or ditzy princess.

To be sure, there is often a stark dichotomy between so-called opinion leaders and rank and file believers.

This is the baffling, awkward dichotomy that is MTV in 2014.

No, the whole point of a superhero with a secret identity is the dichotomy.

It was this dichotomy that made Don a fascinating, layered character.

This phenomenon may be explained by what Semon calls alternating ecphoria in mnemic dichotomy.

Similarly, the engram of the ecphoriated dichotomy is most often that which has been previously most often repeated.

The nature of the universe is proved too subtle for this dichotomy.

Therefore, discovery of an early dichotomy from the common ancestral stock of the tribe would come as no surprise.

There is a term in logic—dichotomy—a sharp division, a cutting in two, an opposing of contradictories.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dichotomy, such as: difference of opinion, difference, disagreement, disunion, separation, and split.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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