Etymology

bipartite

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Today it means: Having two parts (two principal or main parts). Full definition →

Latin bipartītus
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  1. Latin · derived frombipartītus“bisected”
  2. English todaybipartite

From Latin bipartītus (“bisected”), perfect passive participle of bipartiō (“to divide into two parts, bisect”). By surface analysis, bi- + part + -ite.

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