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bifurcated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbaɪfəɹˌkeɪtɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B IH1 F ER0 K EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Divided into two branches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twiforked, bifid, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

Antonyms: nonbifurcated, unbifurcated, undivided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of bifurcate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

divided into or made up of two parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • socially bifurcated populations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: раздво́ены (razdvójeny) — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • Finnish: kahtiajakautunut — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • German: zweigeteilt — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • German: zweiästig — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • German: zweigleisig — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • Russian: раздво́енный (razdvójennyj) — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
  • Ukrainian: роздво́єний (rozdvójenyj) — Divided into two branches — see also bipartite
Real reading context

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