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- adjective Divided into two equal pieces.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
bisect .
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Examples
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Narrow chin bisected by a small, full-lipped mouth.
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The mountain chain that gave the region its name bisected the region, running all the way from the Black Sea to the Caspian.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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The mountain chain that gave the region its name bisected the region, running all the way from the Black Sea to the Caspian.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Updates, 4/17: In his interview for IFC News, Aaron Hillis asks Apichatpong Weerasethakul about censorship in Thailand, the sort of music he listens to, "bisected" structures, globalization and: "What was the last blockbuster that left you smiling?"
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"bisected" structures, globalization and: "What was the last blockbuster that left you smiling?"
GreenCine Daily 2009
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Watahpur is bisected by the Pech River Valley, where in recent months several U.S. military bases and smaller combat outposts were handed over to the Afghan army.
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Watahpur is bisected by the Pech River Valley, where in recent months several U.S. military bases and smaller combat outposts were handed over to the Afghan army.
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There was a tiny lake back there, bisected by the road, and some truly gorgeous houses.
It's All Downhill From Here Ulysses 2010
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Difficulties include a vast number of crossings at grade and a city both bordered and bisected by rivers, making system expansion even more expensive than merely acquiring rights of way and fending off NIMBY concerns.
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February 26th, 2009 at 8: 02 pm so let me get this right, a return to 1967 borders EXCEPT the fact that Israel is bisected so that the warring Gaza Strip and West Bank can be connected??
Matthew Yglesias » Sari Nusseibeh’s Big Idea for Peace in the Middle East 2009
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