quadripartite

American  

[kwod-ruh-pahr-tahyt] / ˌkwɒd rəˈpɑr taɪt /

adjective

1. divided into or consisting of four parts.

2. involving four participants.

   a quadripartite treaty.

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quadripartite British  

/ ˌkwɒdrɪˈpɑːtaɪt /

adjective

1. divided into or composed of four parts

2. maintained by or involving four participants or groups of participants

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Other Word Forms

• quadripartitely
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of quadripartite

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

quadripartite

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.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2020

The suggestion had a middle-of-the-cocktail-party logic: Why not have a quadripartite whiskey festival, featuring Canada, Scotland, the U.S. and Ireland?

From Time Magazine Archive

Parliament decided that Austria, squeezed in the quadripartite grip of the Big Four and teetering on the verge of chaos, would seek a quick treaty and a quick end to occupation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the subject had come up, it seemed a good time to list a few of the "big, fat blimps of words" the News was really against: puff balls like "quadripartite," "unilateral" and "directive."

From Time Magazine Archive

The aisles have stone quadripartite vaulting except in the added bays to the west, where the vaulting is merely plaster.

From Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda by Rev. Thomas Perkins

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