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ramification
noun
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
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noun
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
noun
an arrangement of branching parts
noun
a development that complicates a situation
“the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications”
noun
a part of a forked or branching shape
“he broke off one of the branches”
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the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications
he broke off one of the branches
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