tri|chot|o|my

tri|chot|o|my
tri|chot|o|my «try KOT uh mee», noun, plural -mies.
1. division into three parts, classes, or categories; tripartite arrangement.
2. Theology. division into body, soul, and spirit.
[< Greek trícha triple, triply (< tri- < treîs three) + -tomíā a cutting, division]

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