ramification

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ramification

/ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/ Canada, US
[ˌɹɛəməfəˈkeɪʃən] Canada, US
/ɹæməfɪˈkæɪʃən/ Australia
/ɹɛməfəˈkæɪʃən/ New Zealand

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From Middle French ramification, or its source, Medieval Latin rāmificātiō. By surface analysis, ramify + -ication.

noun ramifications

also, countable, figuratively, uncountable A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc. The character of trees may be studied to advantage […] in winter, when the forms of the ramification can be seen in the naked boughs […]
Similar: branching
countable, figuratively, in plural, often, uncountable An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation. The treachery of some of the Jacobite agents (Rashleigh among the rest), and the arrest of others, had made George the First's Government acquainted with the extensive ramifications of a conspiracy long prepared, and which at last exploded prematurely […]
countable, uncountable An arrangement of branches.

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noun branching process

Español	ramificación
Português	ramificação
Français	ramification
Deutsch	Verästelung, Verzweigung, Ramifikation
Ελληνικά	διακλάδωση diakládosi
Русский	разветвле́ние razvetvlénije, ответвле́ние otvetvlénije

noun consequence or development complicating a problem

Español	ramificación
Français	ramification
Deutsch	Verwicklung, Auswirkung, Folge, Konsequenz
Italiano	ramificazione
Ελληνικά	συνέπεια synépeia, επίπτωση epíptosi
Русский	после́дствие poslédstvije

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@misc{ramification_2026,
  title = {ramification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ramification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}