- divided into three parts; threefold
- having three corresponding parts or copies
- made or existing between three parties, as an agreement
Origin of tripartite
Middle English from Classical Latin tripartitus from tri-, three + partitus, partite
adjective
- An example of something tripartite is the Holy Trinity of father, son and holy ghost.
- An example of something tripartite is a form with three copies - a white, yellow and pink copy.
- An example of something tripartite is a trial with the prosecution, the defense and the judge.
The definition of tripartite is something that has three parts, versions, or parties.
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tripartite
adjective
- Composed of or divided into three parts.
- Relating to or executed by three parties: a tripartite agreement.
Related Forms:
- tri′part·ti′tion
noun
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- In three parts.
- Done by three parties (as an agreement).
Origin
From Latin tripartitus.
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tripartite - Legal Definition
adj
Composed of or having
three parts; divided into three parts or elements.
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Sentence Examples
- It perpetuates the tripartite division of the world by the ancient Greeks and survives in the Royal Orb.
- Joseph Gvadanyi's tripartite work Falusi notdrius (Village Notary), published between 1790 and 1796, as also his Ronto Pal es gr.
- After the precious relics together with the bones of Adam had been saved in the ark, they were transported by Shem and Melchizedek to Golgotha under the guidance of an angel.$ The tripartite narrative which is known as the Romance of Julian (the Apostate) has no claim to be regarded as an historical document.
- The four great continental masses therefore give the ocean a distinctly tripartite form, the three great divisions being known as the Atlantic, the Indian and the Pacific Oceans, all three running together into one around Antarctica.
- The tripartite division of the Hebrew canon thus recognized by Jewish tradition can, however, be traced back far beyond the Talmud.
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WORDS NEAR tripartite IN THE DICTIONARY
- tripartite
- tripartible
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- tripartisan