situation in which two disctinct parts exist, usually opposites
We tend to see things as if everything exists in a dichotomy... good or bad, black or white, on or off.
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A split into two parts. In biology, used to describe physical splits. In social life, used to describe differing points of view or action.
The dichotomy between what he said in public and what he did at home was only apparent to his closest friends.
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the comparison of two groups that usually appear to contridict each other
The dichotomy between eastern and western cultures..
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where you compare two things that normally don't go together
That fly ho standing next to that drippin' skank is one hell of a dichotomy.
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a scenerio that is divided into two mutually exclusive or contradictory parts
A couple having sex on their first date is a dichotomy since the man is usually commended for it, yet the woman is labeled a slut more often than not.
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1. Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions.
2. Astronomy. The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated.
3. Botany. Branching characterized by successive forking into two approximately equal divisions.
βthe dichotomy of the one and the manyβ (Louis Auchincloss)
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Used in the phrase when a girl says to a guy while having intercourse and the ship has already been sailed
(dick-out-o'-me)
"Hurry up and get your dichotomy, I have an appointment in like 5 minutes!"
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