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ramification |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ramification \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ramification. See {Ramify}.] 1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a stem; also the mode of their arrangement. 2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve. 3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also one of the subordinate parts as the ramifications a subject or scheme. 4. The production of branchlike figures. --Crabb. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ramification n 1: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: {branching}, {fork}, {forking}] 2: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: {complication}]
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