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par·tite

   [pahr-tahyt]
adjective
1.
divided into parts, usually into a specified number of parts (usually used in combination): a tripartite agreement.
2.
Botany. parted.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin partītus (past participle of partīrī to divide). See part, -ite2

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par·ti·ta

   [pahr-tee-tuh; It. pahr-tee-tah]
noun, plural par·ti·tas, par·ti·te  [-tey; It. -te] . Music.
1.
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
2.
a set of variations.
Origin:
1875–80; < Italian, feminine of partito divided. See party
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partite (ˈpɑːtaɪt)
 
—adj
1.  (in combination) composed of or divided into a specified number of parts: bipartite
2.  (esp of plant leaves) divided almost to the base to form two or more parts
 
[C16: from Latin partīre to divide]

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