Meaning ramification
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ramification


1670s, "a branching out," from French ramification, from ramifier (see ramify). Transferred sense of "outgrowth, consequence" first recorded 1755. Related: Ramifications.
Source: etymonline.com

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ramification


branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches complication: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications [..]
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ramification


(n) a development that complicates a situation(n) the act of branching out or dividing into branches(n) a part of a forked or branching shape(n) an arrangement of branching parts
Source: beedictionary.com

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(botany,anatomy) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessel [..]
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