bifurcated

English

Etymology

From verb bifurcate, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus (“two-pronged”), from bi- + furca (“fork”).

Adjective

bifurcated (not comparable)

1. Divided into two branches.

   Synonym: (obsolete, poetic) twiforked

Derived terms

• bifurcated divorce
• bifurcatedly
• nonbifurcated
• unbifurcated

Verb

bifurcated

1. simple past and past participle of bifurcate