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tri⋅sect

  [trahy-sekt, trahy-sekt]
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–verb (used with object)
to divide into three parts, esp. into three equal parts.
Origin:
1685–95; tri- + -sect < L sectus, ptp. of secāre to cut, sever; see section

Related forms:
tri⋅sec⋅tion, noun
tri⋅sec⋅tor, noun
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tri·sect   (trī'sěkt', trī-sěkt')   
tr.v.   tri·sect·ed, tri·sect·ing, tri·sects
To divide into three equal parts.
tri'sec'tion (trī'sěk'shən, trī-sěk'-) n., tri'sec'tor (trī'sěk'tər, trī-sěk'-) n.
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Word Origin & History

trisect 
1664 (implied in trisection), from tri- "three" + L. sectus "cut," pp. of secare "to cut" (see section). Probably patterned on bisect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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