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ramification

[ ram-uh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌræm ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act or process of ramifying.
a branch: ramifications of a nerve.
a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication: The new tax law proved to have many ramifications unforeseen by the lawmakers.
Botany.
  1. a structure formed of branches.
  2. a configuration of branching parts.

Words related to ramification

consequence, upshot, complication, subdivision, extension, division, outgrowth, sequel, partition, radiation, excrescence, branch, offshoot, divarication, breaking, result, branching, bifurcation

Words nearby ramification

ramequin, rameses, ramet, rami, ramie, ramification, ramiform, ramify, ramillies, ramisection, ramitis

Origin of ramification

1670–80; < Middle French < Medieval Latin rāmificāt(us) (past participle of rāmificāre to ramify) + Middle French -ion -ion
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British Dictionary definitions for ramifications

ramification
/ (ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of ramifying or branching out
an offshoot or subdivision
(often plural) a subsidiary consequence, esp one that complicates
a structure of branching parts
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Medical definitions for ramifications

ramification
[ răm′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

A branching shape or arrangement.
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