What does "ramification" mean?
Ramification: A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
Additional senses
- 2.A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications a subject or scheme.
- 3.The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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