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trifurcate

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Definition of trifurcate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Forked, with three tines or points.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Forked, with three tines or points.

verb

  1. To divide or fork into three channels or branches.
    “2. Branches of the insular part; the MCA may usually bifurcate (78%), trifurcate (Russo, 2011) or quadfurcate (10%) here.”

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Etymology

From Latin trifurcus, from tri- (“three”) + furca (“fork”).

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