BIFURCATED Definition & Meaning

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bifurcated

[ bahy-fer-key-tid, bahy-fur- ]

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adjective

divided or forked into two separate aspects or branches:
In Star Trek, Spock and Kirk together represent a bifurcated hero, with each character representing one aspect of the human condition.
The bifurcated fiber optic cable transmits light with half its fibers, while the other half act to detect reflected light.
Law. (of a trial) occurring in two separate parts, often with determination of guilt in the first part and sentencing or awarding of damages in the second:
The same jury will usually hear both phases of a bifurcated trial.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bifurcated¹

First recorded in 1710–20; bifurcate ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; bifurcate ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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They had the divorce bifurcated, separating the marriage itself from other contentious issues in the split such as child custody and splitting of assets, and were declared legally single in 2019.

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Health workers use a so-called bifurcated needle that’s dipped into the vaccine solution, the same way the smallpox vaccine was administered.

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Open’s crowd was clearly bifurcated into tennis devotees and society seekers, relatively everyone was on the same page when it came to engagement.

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One result of the Fed’s higher rates has been a kind of bifurcated economy, by age.

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“A healthcare delivery system that sort of bifurcated state by state has an impact on everyone,” Hicks said.

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