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polytomy

[puh-lit-uh-mee]

noun, plural po·lyt·o·mies.

the act or process of dividing into more than three parts.

the state or condition of being so divided.

Origin of polytomy

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -tomy

Related formspo·lyt·o·mous, adjective

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