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Definition of: trichotomy
(trī·kot′ə·mē) noun
1. Division into three parts.
2. Logic The threefold division of a genus or class.
3. Theol. The division of human nature into body, soul, and spirit. [<Gk. tricha threefold + -TOMY]
—trich·o·tom·ic (trik′ə·tom′ik), tri·chot′o·mous adjective
—tri·chot′o·mous·ly adverb
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