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tripartite

tripartite

3 7.9
Involving three groups working together
  • adjective
  • /traɪˈpɑːrtaɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : tripartito
  • To date, no progress has been made in reaching a tripartite agreement on water sharing.
  • tripartite division
  • tripartite structure
  • tripartite framework

So let's let's move now to the this notion of the tripartite soul or if you like personality.

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Examples

  • Everything we teach should exemplify the tripartite nature of music.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Under the tripartite standard, foreign sovereign interests are weighed against two case management factors.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In fact, this is a tripartite affair with India increasingly split on ethno religious lines.

  • There are some indications that the tripartite relationship occasionally breaks down.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Susan Knight suggests a tripartite framework for the study of intertextuality.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The contract clearly recognized the Pai as a tribe as well as the tripartite division and chieftainship of that tribe.

    Academic text (1998)
  • One of the oldest psychological traditions is the tripartite division of human attitudes, or psychic functions: cognitive, conative, affective.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The leaders of the three countries came together to sign a tripartite agreement on climate change.

  • The conference was organized as a tripartite discussion, with representatives from government, industry, and academia.

  • This initiative depends on a tripartite collaboration between the schools, parents, and local businesses.

Synonyms

three-way
vstripartite
24 3.9

Involving three people, groups or parts

is about arrangements made between three parties or elements
trilateral
vstripartite
5 7.4

Having three sides or involving three countries

is more general, not limited to official or country situations
three-party
vstripartite
1 4.9

Involving three different people or groups who take part

is broader, also used when three parts or elements participate
three-cornered
vstripartite
5.0

Involving three people or groups

is the general term for involvement among three parties or elements
triadic
vstripartite
6.9

Having three parts or people working together

focuses on arrangements between three parties rather than abstract parts
tricornered
vstripartite
7.3

Involving three people or groups in a disagreement

is neutral, applying to any involvement among three parties rather than only contests

Antonyms

45 7.2

Affecting only one side or person

How Divided

multipartite
  • Specialized
9.5
tripartite
  • Formal
3 7.9
bipartite
7.1
partite
  • Specialized
8.8
undivided
  • Specialized
2 4.7

Surface Forms

tripartite positive

Morphology

tripartite = partite + part (transparent) = tri + partite + tri

The adjective is formed by prefixing the productive numeral prefix 'tri-' ('three') to 'partite', yielding a clear 'three-part' meaning.

Etymology

Tripartite comes from tri- meaning 'three' and part meaning 'part'. So it literally means 'three-part', which is why we use it for an agreement or arrangement that involves three people or groups.