dichotomy

[Bailey]

di·chot·o·my(d-kt-m)
n. pl. di·chot·o·mies
1. Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions: "the dichotomy of the one and the many" Louis Auchincloss.
2. Astronomy The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated.
3. Botany Branching characterized by successive forking into two approximately equal divisions.



[Greek dikhotomi, from dikhotomos, divided in two : dikho-, dicho- + temnein, to cut; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]

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mark of-two-minds Bailey

[skinem]

Good word! Reminds me of one of my old tag-lines--"You don't have to believe everything you think."

I'm frequently of two minds...or was that of multiple personalities?
Which also reminds me of an old T-shirt--"Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I!"

Obviously just stream of thought here...