ramifications

[ram-uh-fi-key-shuhn] Example Sentences

ram·i·fi·ca·tion

[ram-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of ramifying.
2.
a branch: ramifications of a nerve.
3.
a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication: The new tax law proved to have many ramifications unforeseen by the lawmakers.
4.
Botany.
a.
a structure formed of branches.
b.
a configuration of branching parts.

Origin:
1670–80; < Middle French < Medieval Latin rāmificāt(us) (past participle of rāmificāre to ramify) + Middle French -ion -ion
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Example Sentences
  • Despite all of the socio-economic and political ramifications that stems from laws re controlled substance, ie powder vs.
  • For individuals living on the edge of survival, the economic ramifications of a mental illness can be especially devastating.
  • The finding may also have ramifications for studies of volcanoes.
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