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Bipartite
CIDE DICTIONARY
Bipartite, a. [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire; bis twice + partire. See Partite.].
- Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty. [1913 Webster]
- Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions. Gray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Bipartite, adj.
1 consisting of two parts.
2 shared by or involving two parties.
3 Law (of a contract, treaty, etc.) drawn up in two corresponding parts or between two parties.
1 consisting of two parts.
2 shared by or involving two parties.
3 Law (of a contract, treaty, etc.) drawn up in two corresponding parts or between two parties.
Etymology
L bipartitus f. bipartire (as BI-, partire PART)
THESAURUS
Bipartite
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Bipartite
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N bisection, bipartition, dichotomy, subdichotomy, halving, dimidiation, bifurcation, forking, branching, ramification, divarication, fork, prong, fold, half, moiety, bisected, cloven, cleft, bipartite, biconjugate, bicuspid, bifid, bifurcous, bifurcate, bifurcated, distichous, dichotomous, furcular, semi-, demi-, hemi.For further exploring for "Bipartite" in Webster Dictionary Online