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quadripartite definition

quadri·par·tite (kwä′dri pär′tīt′)

adjective

  1. made up of or divided into four parts
  2. shared in or formulated by four persons, nations, etc. a quadripartite pact

Etymology: ME < L quadripartitus, pp. of quadripartire, to divide into four parts: see quadri- & part

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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