tripartition

Example Sentences

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There are two, if not three Limericks in one, a shamrock tripartition, a trinity in unity,—English-town, Irish-town, and New Town Perry.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

The most natural formation is certainly a tripartition of the units, as is found in an infantry regiment.

From Germany and the Next War by Bernhardi, Friedrich von

In case of the larger formations, and especially of the army corps as being the tactical and operative unit, the principle of tripartition must be observed.

From Germany and the Next War by Bernhardi, Friedrich von

The tripartition of the Cordilleras, and above all, the spreading of their branches, have a vast influence on the prosperity of the nations of New Grenada.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Curiously enough, the same tripartition of the wrong attitude towards the gods occurs already in the Republic, ii. p. 365d, where it is introduced incidentally as well known and a matter of course.

From Atheism in Pagan Antiquity by Andersen, Ingeborg