octachotomy

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noun

The division of one into eight separate but related parts.

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Meanings

nounoctachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural octachotomies)

plural octachotomies

  1. countablerareuncountableThe division of one into eight separate but related parts.

Origin

From octa- + -chotomy, after dichotomy.

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APA

octachotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octachotomy

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“octachotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octachotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octachotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octachotomy.

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