three-partadj.adv.
a. Containing, consisting of, having, or involving three parts.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [adjective]
tripartitec1420
tripartited1426
triparted1429
three-quartereda1450
three-parted1556
tripart1592
tripartitory1651
three-part1854
trifid1871
tri-vided1900
1854 Cherubini's Counterpoint 20 It is prohibited in three-part-counterpoint, as in two-part-counterpoint, to make concealed fifths.
1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 255 Three Part Clock [or] Three Train Clock, a clock with three trains: the going train, the striking train, and the quarter or chiming train.
1910 Encycl. Brit. III. 129/2 15 three-part symphonies.
b. adv. (in combination) = three parts n.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [adverb]
tripartedly1569
tripartitely1656
three-part1840
1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports §1282 A three-part-bred mare.
Derivatives
three-parted adj. divided into or having three parts, tripartite.
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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [adjective]
tripartitec1420
tripartited1426
triparted1429
three-quartereda1450
three-parted1556
tripart1592
tripartitory1651
three-part1854
trifid1871
tri-vided1900
1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties iii. f. 113 A threeparted diuision [L. divisione tripertita].
1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. T8v Three-parted leaf, divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate.
1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 270/2.
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