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

Other Word Forms

• quadripartitely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadripartite¹

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

Example Sentences

Simone’s own Four Women, a quadripartite study of black womanhood so unflinching in its pain and outrage that some black radio stations banned it, epitomises her talent for inhabiting characters with her voice.

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Sure, I’m down to publicly acknowledge corporations as the fourth branch of our quadripartite government.

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There is a simple enough point being made by the frequently bewildering quadripartite narrative.

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The Vaulting is generally simple, and acute, and usually of the quadripartite or sexpartite form.

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The roof of quadripartite vaulting is supported by four very dwarf thick cylindrical columns, the capitals of which and of the responds are clumsy imitations of classical work with rude volutes.

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