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octachotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-ta-choto-my
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The division of one into eight separate but related parts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From octa- + -chotomy, after dichotomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

octachotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monochotomy dichotomy tetrachotomy pentachotomy hexachotomy decachotomy polychotomy

Questions

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

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