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trifurcate definition

tri·fur·cate (trī′fər kāt′, -kit; trī fʉr′-)

adjective

having three forks or branches
also trifurcated tri′·fur·cat′ed

Etymology: < L trifurcus < tri-, tri- + furca, a fork + -ate

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