[{"word":"dichotomies","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Division and subdivision; bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["partition","trichotomy"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dichotomies","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dichotomy"]}]