OTHER WORDS FOR branch
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Origin of branch
1250–1300; Middle English bra(u)nche<Anglo-French; Old French branche<Late Latin branca paw, of uncertain origin
synonym study for branch
1. Branch, bough, limb refer to divisions of a tree. Branch is general, meaning either a large or a small division. Bough refers only to the larger branches: a bough loaded with apples. A limb is a large primary division of a tree trunk or of a bough: to climb out on a limb.
OTHER WORDS FROM branch
Other definitions for branch (2 of 2)
-branch
a combining form for forming nouns and adjectives that denote gill formations or animals having gill formations.
Origin of -branch
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British Dictionary definitions for branch (1 of 2)
branch
/ (brɑːntʃ) /
noun
verb
See also branch out
Derived forms of branch
branchless, adjectivebranchlike, adjectivebranchy, adjectiveWord Origin for branch
C13: from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca paw, foot
British Dictionary definitions for branch (2 of 2)
branch-
adj combining form, n combining form
(in zoology) indicating gillslamellibranch
Word Origin for branch-
from Latin: branchia
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