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ramification

[ ram-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of ramifying.
  2. a branch:

    ramifications of a nerve.

  3. a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication:

    The new tax law proved to have many ramifications unforeseen by the lawmakers.

  4. Botany.
    1. a structure formed of branches.
    2. a configuration of branching parts.


ramification

/ ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of ramifying or branching out
  2. an offshoot or subdivision
  3. often plural a subsidiary consequence, esp one that complicates
  4. a structure of branching parts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ramification1

1670–80; < Middle French < Medieval Latin rāmificāt ( us ) (past participle of rāmificāre to ramify ) + Middle French -ion -ion
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Example Sentences

Financial ramifications will likely be felt by studios, filmmakers, theater owners, and more for months or even years.

From Vox

All of Twitter’s statements, for example, were written by employee resource groups—but, as the Washington Post has reported, this work was often unpaid, fell outside employees’ normal duties, and had potential negative ramifications for them.

She argued MTS should not deny her or others with mental health conditions that can have ramifications as dramatic as physical disabilities.

Anyone living in a liberal democracy should be concerned about the ramifications this has for freedoms and privacy.

Lately, corporate boards have begun to worry about the ethical ramifications of turning so much power over to the machines.

From Quartz

In nothing do the sexes differ more materially than in the ramification of these organs, and their plumage.

These troublesome details are given in the hope that they may show how far the ramification of trade competition extends.

During the years preceding 1250, the ramification of the ribs grew very complicated.

The peculiarities and variations which so often appear in the ramification need not be discussed here.

Consider how such ramification will appear in one of the bud groups, that of our old friend the oak.

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