Etymology

bifidate

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Today it means: Bifid, divided into two main parts. Full definition →

Latin bifidātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frombifidātus
  2. English todaybifidate

First attested in 1847; borrowed from Latin bifidātus, from bifidus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bifid + -ate.

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