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Added 10 October 2026

trifurcate

adjective

Latin root: trifurcus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about trifurcate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Forked, with three tines or points.

verb

To divide or fork into three channels or branches.

Origin

From Latin trifurcus, from tri- (“three”) + furca (“fork”).

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