Synonyms

tripartition

American

[trahy-pahr-tish-uhn, -per-] / ˌtraɪ pɑrˈtɪʃ ən, -pər- /

noun

division into three parts.

tripartition British

/ ˌtraɪpɑːˈtɪʃən /

noun

division into or among three

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Etymology

Origin of tripartition

First recorded in 1645–55; tri- + partition

Example Sentences

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But yet the tripartition remains the prominent one.

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There are two, if not three Limericks in one, a shamrock tripartition, a trinity in unity,—English-town, Irish-town, and New Town Perry.

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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.

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Compared with this, manuscript B rarely shows a tripartition, but on pp. 65-68 and 51-57 a bipartition by one line.

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His versification is of an early type; the principle of tripartition, which became predominant in troubadour poetry at a later date, is hardly perceptible in his poems.

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