partite
/ˈpɑːtʌɪt
/adjective [usually in combination]
1Divided into parts: multipartite...
- The music and demonstration shall be accompanied by visitors from Birches and Sterling who are looking forward to the hospitality and festivities provided under this ‘The partite cooperation’.
1.1 Botany & Zoology (Especially of a leaf or an insect’s wing) divided to or nearly to the base.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin partitus 'divided up', past participle of partiri.
Rhymes
- the beautiful game
- the beautiful people
- the Beehive
- the bee's knees
- the beginning of the end
- the benefit of the doubt
- the Berg
- the Bermudas
- Thebes
- the best-laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley
- the best of both (or all possible) worlds
- the best of three (or five etc.)
- the best (or the pick) of the bunch
- the best part of
- the better part of
- the better to ——
- the betting is
- the Bible
- the Big Board
- the big boys
- the Big C
- the Big Dipper
- the big enchilada
- the big five
- the big idea