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bifurcated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪfəɹˌkeɪtɪd/

Etymology

From verb bifurcate, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus (“two-pronged”), from bi- + furca (“fork”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Divided into two branches.
    • Near-synonyms: bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

Antonyms

nonbifurcated · undivided · unbifurcated

Coordinates

trifurcated · quadrifurcated · multifurcated

Deriveds

bifurcatedly · bifurcated divorce

Synonyms

forked · bilobular · split · bifid · bilobar · twiforked · bipartite

Translations (7)

de zweigleisig (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite) · de zweiästig (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite) · ru раздво́енный (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite) · fi kahtiajakautunut (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite) · de zweigeteilt (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite) · uk роздво́єний (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite) · be раздво́ены (Divided into two branches — see also bipartite)

bifurcated en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbaɪfəɹˌkeɪtɪd/

Etymology

From verb bifurcate, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus (“two-pronged”), from bi- + furca (“fork”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of bifurcate
    form of bifurcate