BIPARTITE

bipartite, two-part, two-way

(adjective) involving two parts or elements; “a bipartite document”; “a two-way treaty”

bipartite

(adjective) divided into two portions almost to the base

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bipartite (not comparable)

Having two parts.

(of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.

(botany) (of leaves) Divided into two at the base.

(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)

Source: Wiktionary


Bip"ar*tite, a. Etym: [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire; bis twice + partire. See Partite.]

1. Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty.

2. Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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