"hexachotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hexachotomies [plural]
Etymology: From hexa- + -chotomy, after dichotomy, or from Ancient Greek ἑξαχῇ (hexakhêi, “in six ways”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|hexa-||alt2=-chotomy}} hexa- + -chotomy, {{der|en|grc|ἑξαχῇ||in six ways}} Ancient Greek ἑξαχῇ (hexakhêi, “in six ways”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hexachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural hexachotomies)
  1. The division of one into six separate but related parts. Tags: countable, uncountable
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