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English noun: ramification | |||
| 1. | ramification (act) the act of branching out or dividing into branches | ||
| Synonyms | branching, fork, forking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcation, divarication, fibrillation, trifurcation | ||
| 2. | ramification (shape) a part of a forked or branching shape | ||
| Samples | He broke off one of the branches. | ||
| Synonyms | branch, leg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subfigure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcation, brachium, crotch, fork | ||
| Part meronym | forking, furcation | ||
| 3. | ramification (event) a development that complicates a situation | ||
| Samples | The court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications. | ||
| Synonyms | complication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | development | ||
| 4. | ramification (attribute) an arrangement of branching parts | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrangement, placement | ||
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