🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

二分法

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nibunhō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
dichotomy/daɪˈkɒtəmi/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"理論と実践の間には明確な二分法がある。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    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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