quadripartite

English

Alternative forms

• quadrapartite
• quadrupartite

Etymology

From Latin quadripartītus (“divided into four parts”).

Adjective

quadripartite (not comparable)

1. Divided into four parts.
   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 31:

     The walk down to the Underground station is equally easy, as you pass through the restored undercroft along an arcade of two-way spanning 'quadripartite' arches.

2. Involving four parties or participants; four-party.

Derived terms

• quadripartitely

Related terms

• quadripartition

Translations

divided into four parts

• Arabic: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 由四部分組成的 / 由四部分组成的 (yóu sì bùfēn zǔchéng de)

• Finnish: neliosainen (fi)
• Italian: quadripartito
• Latin: quadripartītus

involving four parties

• Armenian: քառակողմ (hy) (kʻaṙakoġm)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四方的 (sìfāng de)

Noun

quadripartite (plural quadripartites)

1. A treatise divided into four parts.

References

• “quadripartite”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadripartītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.dʁi.paʁ.tit/, /ka.dʁi.paʁ.tit/

Adjective

quadripartite (plural quadripartites)

1. quadripartite

Further reading

• “quadripartite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

quadripartite

1. feminine plural of quadripartito

Latin

Verb

quadripartīte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of quadripartiō