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embranchment
em·branch·ment
/
ɛmˈbræntʃ
mənt, -ˈbrɑntʃ-
/
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[
em-
branch
-m
uh
nt, -
brahnch
-
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a
branching
or ramification.
2.
a
branch
.
Origin:
1820–30;
<
French
embranchement,
equivalent to
em-
em-
1
+
branche
branch
+
-ment
-ment
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embranchment
(ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt)
—
n
1.
the process of branching out, esp by a river
2.
a branching out or ramification, as of a river or mountain range
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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