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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.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. ramequin,
  2. rameses,
  3. ramet,
  4. rami,
  5. ramie,
  6. ramiform,
  7. ramify,
  8. ramillies,
  9. ramisection,
  10. 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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Word Origin and History for ramifications

ramification

n.

1670s, "a branching out," from French ramification, from ramifier (see ramify). Transferred sense of "outgrowth, consequence" first recorded 1755. Related: Ramifications.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for ramifications

ramification

[ răm′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

A branching shape or arrangement.
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