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quadripartite

[ kwod-ruh-pahr-tahyt ]

adjective

  1. divided into or consisting of four parts.
  2. involving four participants:

    a quadripartite treaty.



quadripartite

/ ˌkwɒdrɪˈpɑːtaɪt /

adjective

  1. divided into or composed of four parts
  2. maintained by or involving four participants or groups of participants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • quadri·partite·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadripartite1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word quadripartītus. See quadri-, partite
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Example Sentences

The question for the house was whether this country was not justified in abiding by the terms of the quadripartite treaty.

The choir has one bay of quadripartite and one of sexpartite vaulting, and an apse.

The crossing has a quadripartite vault, and the transepts waggon-vaults like those of the nave.

The groining is all quadripartite, without ribs, but with plain bold transverse arches between the bays.

At present both bays are similar—quadripartite—and the clerestory is filled with large traceried windows.

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