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1. (n.) ramification
the act or process of ramifying.
2. ramification
a related or derived development; consequence; implication.
3. ramification
a branch:
ramifications of a nerve.
4. ramification
a structure formed of branches.
Etymology: (1670–80; < F < ML rāmificā(re) to ramify+ F -tion -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) branching, ramification, fork, forking
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
2. (noun) branch, leg, ramification
a part of a forked or branching shape
"he broke off one of the branches"
3. (noun) complication, ramification
a development that complicates a situation
"the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
4. (noun) ramification
an arrangement of branching parts
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ramification
the process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement
2. (noun) ramification
a small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve
3. (noun) ramification
a division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme
4. (noun) ramification
the production of branchlike figures
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