QUADRIPARTITE

quadripartite, four-party

(adjective) involving four parties

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

quadripartite (not comparable)

Divided into four parts.

Involving four parties or participants; four-party.

Noun

quadripartite (plural quadripartites)

A treatise divided into four parts.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad*rip"ar*tite, a. Etym: [L. quadripartitus, p. p. of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four + partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.]

Definition: Divided into four parts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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