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anabranch
an·a·branch
/
ˈæn
əˌbræntʃ, -ˌbrɑntʃ
/
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[
an
-
uh
-branch, -brahnch
]
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noun
a stream branching off from a river and rejoining it further downstream.
Origin:
1825–35;
short for
anastomotic branch.
See
anastomosis
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anabranch
(ˈɑːnəˌbrɑːntʃ)
—
n
a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream
[C19: from
ana
(
stomosing
)
branch
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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