bipartite

UK: /baɪˈpɑːtaɪt/ US: /baɪˈpɑrtaɪt/ ,(bī pär′tīt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bi•par•tite /baɪˈpɑrtaɪt/   adj. 

1. divided into or of two parts or involving two parties:
   a bipartite treaty.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bi•par•tite  (bī pär′tīt), adj. 

1. divided into or consisting of two parts.
2. Law being in two corresponding parts:
   a bipartite contract.
3. shared by two; joint:
   a bipartite pact; bipartite rule.
4. Botany divided into two parts nearly to the base, as a leaf.

• Latin bipartītus divided into two parts, bisected (past participle of bipartīre). See bi-¹, part, -ite²
• 1500–10

bi•par′tite•ly, adv. 
bi•par•ti•tion  (bī′pär tish′ən), n. 

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bipartite / baɪˈpɑːtaɪt/ adjective

1. consisting of or having two parts
2. affecting or made by two parties; bilateral
3. (esp of some leaves) divided into two parts almost to the base

biˈpartitely adverb

bipartition / ˌbaɪpɑːˈtɪʃən/ noun