bipartite

1. Having or consisting of two parts.
2. a. Having two corresponding parts, one for each party: a bipartite contract.
   b. Having two participants; joint: a bipartite agreement.
3. Botany Divided into two portions almost to the base, as certain leaves.

Origin:

Origin: Latin bipartītus

Origin: , past participle of bipartīre, to divide into two parts

Origin: : bi-, two; see bi-¹

Origin: + partīre, to part (from pars, part-, a share; see perə-² in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

• bi·parˈtiteˌly adverb

• biˌpar·tiˈtion (-tĭshˈən) noun