dichotomist en · NOUN
Etymology
From dichotomy + -ist.
Meanings
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Someone who dichotomizes.
these Dichotomists […]would wrest all things to the Laws of their Method
1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
- An advocate of dichotomism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dichotomists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |