partite

[ pahr-tahyt ]

adjective

1. divided into parts, usually into a specified number of parts (usually used in combination):

   a tripartite agreement.

2. Botany. parted.

partite

/ ˈpɑːtaɪt /

adjective

1. in combination composed of or divided into a specified number of parts

   bipartite

2. (esp of plant leaves) divided almost to the base to form two or more parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of partite¹

First recorded in 1560–70, partite is from the Latin word partītus (past participle of partīrī to divide). See part, -ite ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of partite¹

C16: from Latin partīre to divide

Example Sentences

It was at Arnstadt that Bach began to compose Variations on Choral melodies, under the title Partite diverse.289 Most of them can be played on the manuals alone.

From Project Gutenberg

The posters for the Partite Comunista Italiano that appeared all over the country last week urged voters to choose the PCI and save Italy.

From Time Magazine Archive

P. fleshy-fibrous, ovate-shell-shaped, semiorbicular, or cuneiform, simple, lobed or partite, tomentose; g. dense, ochre-fuscous; s. lateral, very short; sp. 5-7 � 3. mollis, Fr.

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The spores in many species amongst the Melanconiei are remarkably fine; those of Stegonosporium have the endochrome partite and cellular.

From Project Gutenberg

It thus includes such cases as the division of an ordinarily entire leaf into a lobed or partite one, as well as those characterised by the separation of organs usually joined together.

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