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hexachotomy

hexachotomy noun: the division of one into six separate but related parts.

Noun

hexachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural hexachotomies)

  1. The division of one into six separate but related parts.

Forms of hexachotomy

pluralhexachotomies

Origin of hexachotomy

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

Questions about hexachotomy

What does hexachotomy mean?
Hexachotomy means the division of one into six separate but related parts.
What part of speech is hexachotomy?
Hexachotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hexachotomy?
The plural of hexachotomy is hexachotomies.

Words near hexachotomy in the dictionary

  1. hexachlorothallates
  2. hexachord
  3. hexachordal
  4. hexachords
  5. hexachotomies
  6. hexachotomy
  7. hexachromatic
  8. hexacid
  9. hexacle
  10. hexacles
  11. hexacode

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