ramification
6 synonyms and 1 antonym for ramification, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The way something splits into smaller branches, as a plant's stem or a blood vessel does.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle French ramification, or from its source, Medieval Latin rāmificātiō; on the surface it can be analysed as ramify plus -ication.
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