bifurcated

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/ˈbaɪfəɹˌkeɪtɪd/

adjective

Divided into two branches.

“Near-synonyms: bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked”

Similar
twiforkedbifidbipartitebilobarbilobularsplitforkeddivided
Opposite
nonbifurcatedunbifurcatedundivided
OriginMedieval Latin bifurcatus ← Latin bifurcus →
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Meanings

adjectivebifurcated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDivided into two branches.

    Near-synonyms: bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

    Synonyms: twiforked, bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked · Antonyms: nonbifurcated, unbifurcated, undivided

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bifurcate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDivided into two branches.

Similar
twiforkedbifidbipartitebilobarbilobularsplitforked
Opposite
nonbifurcatedunbifurcatedundivided

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedivided into or made up of two parts

Similar
divided
Also see
bifiddivided

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbifurcus“two-pronged”
  2. Medieval Latinbifurcatus
  3. Englishbifurcated

From verb bifurcate, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus (“two-pronged”), from bi- + furca (“fork”).

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Translations

Finnish kahtiajakautunut
  • kahtiajakautunutDivided into two branches — see also bipartite
German zweigeteilt, zweiästig
  • zweigeteiltDivided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • zweiästigDivided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • zweigleisigDivided into two branches — see also bipartite
Russian раздво́енный
  • раздво́енный (razdvójennyj)Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
Ukrainian роздво́єний
  • роздво́єний (rozdvójenyj)Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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