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bifurcate

adjective verb

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
B
Ends with
E
Contains
IF
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈbʌɪ.fək.eɪt

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adjective

  1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

    “the biramous appendages of an arthropod”

verb

  1. divide into two branches

    “The road bifurcated”

verb

  1. split or divide into two

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Example Sentences

the biramous appendages of an arthropod
long branched hairs on its legs on which pollen collects
a forked river
a forked tail
forked lightning
The road bifurcated

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