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Ramification
(gcide) | Ramification \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\
(r[a^]m`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ramification.
See Ramify.]
1. The process of branching, or the development of branches
or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their
arrangement.
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2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or
channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or
nerve.
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3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads,
or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as,
the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
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4. The production of branchlike figures. --Crabb.
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ramification
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n 1: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn:
branching, ramification, fork, forking]
2: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of
the branches" [syn: branch, leg, ramification]
3: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's
decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn:
complication, ramification]
4: an arrangement of branching parts |
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