First Known Use: 15th century
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quadripartite
adjective quad·ri·par·tite \ˌkwä-drə-ˈpär-ˌtīt\
Definition of QUADRIPARTITE
1
: consisting of or divided into four parts
2
: shared or participated in by four parties or persons <a quadripartite agreement>
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Origin of QUADRIPARTITE
Middle English, from Latin quadripartitus, from quadri- + partitus, past participle of partire to divide, from part-, pars part
Rhymes with QUADRIPARTITE
adipocyte, alexandrite, amazonite, amoebocyte, amyl nitrite, anthophyllite, anti-Semite, butyl nitrite, cosmopolite, dermatophyte, electrolyte, embryophyte, exurbanite, gemütlichkeit, Gibeonite, Gileadite, go fly a kite, hermaphrodite, idiot light, Indo-Hittite, McCarthyite, meteorite, Michiganite, Midianite, multipartite, New Hampshirite, New Jerseyite, potato blight, property right, Rhode Island White, spermatocyte, substantive right, suburbanite, sweetness and light, theodolite, Turkish delight, Wyomingite
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