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bifurcated

bi·fur·ca·ted

UK/ˈbaɪfəɹˌkeɪtɪd/ US/ˈbaɪfɜrˌkeɪtɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

divided into or made up of two parts

  • “socially bifurcated populations”
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Origin

From verb bifurcate, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus (“two-pronged”), from bi- + furca (“fork”).

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