bifurcationnoun
uk/ˌbaɪ.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌbaɪ.fɚˈkeɪ.ʃən/formal[ U ] the fact that something is divided into two parts or the act of dividing something into two parts
[ C ] either of the two parts into which something divides
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Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- break sth up
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
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