Meanings
adjectiveforficate (comparative more forficate, superlative most forficate)
comparative more forficate · superlative most forficate
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Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinforfex
- Englishforficate
From Latin forfex, forficis (“shears”).
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APA
forficate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forficate
MLA
“forficate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forficate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forficate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forficate.
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