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decachotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ca-choto-my
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The division of one into ten separate but related parts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From deca- + -chotomy, after dichotomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

decachotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monochotomy dichotomy tetrachotomy pentachotomy hexachotomy octachotomy polychotomy

Questions

What does decachotomy mean?
The division of one into ten separate but related parts.
Where does decachotomy come from?
From deca- + -chotomy, after dichotomy.

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