tripartition
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tripartition
Example Sentences
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Curiously enough, the same tripartition of the wrong attitude towards the gods occurs already in the Republic, ii. p. 365d, where it is introduced incidentally as well known and a matter of course.
From Atheism in Pagan Antiquity by Ingeborg Andersen
Without such tripartition the elements would be incapable of giving rise to any effects; such capability they acquire only by being mutually conjoined, and that is just the process of tripartition.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by George Thibaut
There are two, if not three Limericks in one, a shamrock tripartition, a trinity in unity,—English-town, Irish-town, and New Town Perry.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
The most natural formation is certainly a tripartition of the units, as is found in an infantry regiment.
From Germany and the Next War by Friedrich von Bernhardi
The tripartition of the Cordilleras, and above all, the spreading of their branches, have a vast influence on the prosperity of the nations of New Grenada.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
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