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tripartite definition

tri·par·tite (trī pär′tīt)

adjective

  1. divided into three parts; threefold
  2. having three corresponding parts or copies
  3. made or existing between three parties, as an agreement

Etymology: ME < L tripartitus < tri-, three + partitus, partite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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