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Definition of ramification

ramification

/ˌræm.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
ram · i · fi · ca · tion
Plural:ramifications
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• noun

1

A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event, typically used in the plural.

Example

"The lawmakers debated the long-term economic ramifications of the proposed tax reform."

2

The process of branching out or dividing into smaller subdivisions, or a branchlike structure formed by such division (especially in botany and anatomy).

Example

"The anatomical diagram clearly illustrates the delicate ramification of the blood vessels throughout the tissue."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-17th century from French ramification, derived from Medieval Latin ramificationem, a noun of action from ramificare ('to form branches'), ultimately from Latin ramus ('branch').

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