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dichotomy
noun
(di-chot-o-my)
a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities; also : the process or practice of making such a division
dichotomy
noun
(di-chot-o-my)
something with seemingly contradictory qualities
dichotomy
noun
(di-chot-o-my)
the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated
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