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bifurcate definition

bi·fur·cate (bī′fər kāt′, bī fʉr′kāt′; for adj. also, -kit)

adjective

having two branches or peaks; forked

Etymology: ML bifurcatus < L bifurcus < bi-, bi- + furca, fork

transitive verb, intransitive verb bifurcated -·cat′ed, bifurcating -·cat′·ing

to divide into two parts or branches

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