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bifurcate
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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