trichotomy
noun
tri·chot·o·my
trī-ˈkä-tə-mē 
plural trichotomies
: division into three parts, elements, or classes
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This trichotomy of smiles isn’t an entirely new idea, having been proposed by some of the current authors back in 2010.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2017
The linguistic trichotomy also lent itself to a narrative of three migrations.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The Nordic, Mediterranean, and Alpine trichotomy of the European peoples had only marginally more concrete reality than the division between the Vanyar, Noldor, and Teleri.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2010
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2017
The linguistic trichotomy also lent itself to a narrative of three migrations.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
The Nordic, Mediterranean, and Alpine trichotomy of the European peoples had only marginally more concrete reality than the division between the Vanyar, Noldor, and Teleri.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2010
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“Trichotomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trichotomy. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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