QUADRIPARTITION

Etymology

Noun

quadripartition (plural quadripartitions)

A division into four parts.

Verb

quadripartition (third-person singular simple present quadripartitions, present participle quadripartitioning, simple past and past participle quadripartitioned)

(transitive) To partition into four.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad`ri*par*ti"tion, n. Etym: [L. quadripartitio: cf. F. quadripartition.]

Definition: A division or distribution by four, or into four parts; also, a taking the fourth part of any quantity or number.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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