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tripartite

adj · 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɹaɪˈpɑːtaɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /tɹaɪˈpɑɹtaɪt/
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AY0 P AA1 R T AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

In three parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Done by three parties (as an agreement).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

involving three parties or elements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a tripartite treaty
  • a tripartite division
  • a three-way playoff

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: three-party, three-way

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin tripartītus.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трпен (trpen) — in three parts
  • Bulgarian: триделен (tridelen) — in three parts
  • Catalan: tripartit — in three parts
  • Dutch: driedelig — in three parts
  • Finnish: kolmiosainen — in three parts
  • Galician: tripartito — in three parts
  • German: dreiteilig — in three parts
  • German: dreigliedrig — in three parts
  • Greek: τριμερής (trimerís) — in three parts
  • Italian: tripartito — in three parts
  • Macedonian: триделен (tridelen) — in three parts
  • Polish: trójdzielny — in three parts
  • Russian: состоя́щий из трёх часте́й (sostojáščij iz trjox častéj) — in three parts
  • Russian: трёхча́стный (trjoxčástnyj) — in three parts
  • Russian: троя́кий (trojákij) — in three parts
  • Swedish: tredelad — in three parts
  • Welsh: tridarn — in three parts
  • Bulgarian: тристранен (tristranen) — done by three parties
  • Catalan: tripartit — done by three parties
  • Finnish: kolmenvälinen — done by three parties
  • Finnish: kolmenkeskinen — done by three parties
  • Finnish: kolmikantainen — done by three parties
  • Galician: tripartito — done by three parties
  • German: dreiseitig — done by three parties
  • Greek: τριμερής (trimerís) — done by three parties
  • Italian: tripartito — done by three parties
  • Polish: trójstronny — done by three parties
  • Polish: trzyczęściowy — done by three parties
  • Russian: трёхсторо́нний (trjoxstorónnij) — done by three parties
  • Russian: тро́йственный (trójstvennyj) — done by three parties
  • Ukrainian: тристоро́нній (trystorónnij) — done by three parties
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