embranchment
British
/ ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt /
noun
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the process of branching out, esp by a river
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a branching out or ramification, as of a river or mountain range
Etymology
Origin of embranchment
1820–30; < French embranchement, equivalent to em- em- 1 + branche branch + -ment -ment
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