Ramification Definition

ramification
noun
  1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
  2. a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
  3. a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
  4. an arrangement of branching parts

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