"tetrachotomy" meaning in All languages combined

See tetrachotomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /tɛtɹəˈkɒtəmɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: tetrachotomies [plural]
enPR: tĕtrəkŏʹtəmĭ [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From τέτραχα (tétrakha, “quadripartite”) + τόμος (tómos, “slice, piece”) (from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)). Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetrachotomy (plural tetrachotomies)
  1. Division of a whole into four parts.
    Sense id: en-tetrachotomy-en-noun-Wga8GT1x
  2. (logic) Quaternary classification. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-tetrachotomy-en-noun-uQmtS0L0 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  3. tetralemma
    Sense id: en-tetrachotomy-en-noun-9rAbXYm6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 19 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 17 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 8 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decachotomy, dichotomy, heptachotomy, hexachotomy [rare], monochotomy [rare], octachotomy, pentachotomy, tetrachotomous, trichotomy

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "Quaternary classification."
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  "etymology_text": "From τέτραχα (tétrakha, “quadripartite”) + τόμος (tómos, “slice, piece”) (from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)).",
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    {
      "word": "heptachotomy"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "monochotomy"
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    {
      "word": "octachotomy"
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    {
      "word": "pentachotomy"
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        "Quaternary classification."
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        "(logic) Quaternary classification."
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        "mathematics",
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