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Word: Bifurcate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin bifurcat- ‘divided into two forks’, from the verb bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus ‘two-forked’, from bi- ‘having two’ + furca ‘a fork’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbʌɪfəkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
divide into two branches or forks
Short Definition:divide into two branches or forks
Examples:- just below Cairo the river bifurcates
- the trail was bifurcated by a mountain stream
Word: Bifurcate
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bʌɪˈfəːkət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
divided into two branches or forks
Short Definition:divided into two branches or forks
Examples:- a bifurcate tree
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