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Bipartite definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BIP'ARTITE, a. [L. bis, twice,and partitus, divided.]
1. Having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party.
2. In botany, divided into two parts to the base, as a leaf.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: divided into two portions almost to the base
2: involving two parts or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" [syn: bipartite, two-part, two-way]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin bipartitus, past participle of bipartire to divide in two, from bi- + partire to divide, from part-, pars part Date: 1574 1. a. being in two parts b. having a correspondent part for each of two parties <a bipartite contract> c. shared by two <a bipartite treaty> 2. divided into two parts almost to the base <a bipartite leaf> • bipartitely adverb • bipartition noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 consisting of two parts. 2 shared by or involving two parties. 3 Law (of a contract, treaty, etc.) drawn up in two corresponding parts or between two parties. Etymology: L bipartitus f. bipartire (as BI-, partire PART)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bipartite Bip"ar*tite, a. [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.

Moby Thesaurus

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