Meaning & use
trifurcation
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A division into three branches, parts, or forks.
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The trifurcation of the river created three separate channels.
Surgeons noted an unusual trifurcation of the artery.
A note on using this word
Built from 'tri-' (three) plus 'furcation' (forking), echoing the more common 'bifurcation,' which describes a split into two.
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threefold split
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