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hexachotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hex-a-choto-my
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The division of one into six separate but related parts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hexa- + -chotomy, after dichotomy, or from Ancient Greek ἑξαχῇ (hexakhēî, “in six ways”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

hexachotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monochotomy dichotomy tetrachotomy pentachotomy heptachotomy octachotomy decachotomy polychotomy

Questions

What does hexachotomy mean?
The division of one into six separate but related parts.
Where does hexachotomy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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