tripartite

adjective

tri·​par·​tite (ˌ)trī-ˈpär-ˌtīt 

1

: divided into or composed of three parts

2

: having three corresponding parts or copies

3

: made between or involving three parties

a tripartite treaty

Synonyms

• threefold
• treble
• triadic
• triple
• triplex

Examples of tripartite in a Sentence

negotiated a tripartite agreement with its trading partner, with the first and second parts coming into effect immediately and the last part five years later

Recent Examples on the Web

Rendering of 960 Fifth Avenue showing fictional tripartite façade and loggia as originally proposed (1926). —David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024

With anticommunists, merit obsessives, and law-and-order defenders, the tripartite structure of Asian-American conservatism should make for easy integration. —Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024

Its tripartite structure keeps the reader off-balance and complicates Yeong-hye’s act of resistance. —Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024

Cesar’s multicultural wedding reception, emulating the tripartite screen of Abel Gance’s Napoléon, might be the worst idea. —Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin tripartitus, from tri- + partitus divided — more at partite

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tripartite

adjective

tri·​par·​tite (ˈ)trī-ˈpär-ˌtīt 

1

: divided into or made of three parts

2

: made between or involving three parties

a tripartite treaty