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quadrisect

American  
[kwod-ruh-sekt] / ˈkwɒd rəˌsɛkt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to divide (something) into four equal parts.

quadrisect British  
/ ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛkt /

verb

  1. to divide into four parts, esp into four equal parts

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Other Word Forms

  • quadrisection noun

Etymology

Origin of quadrisect

1800–10; quadri- + -sect ( def. )

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