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   ramification

   /ˌramɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event: "any change is bound to have legal ramifications"
   • ▪ a subdivision of a complex structure or process: "an extended family with its ramifications of neighbouring in-laws"
   • ▪ the action of ramifying or the state of being ramified: "a coronary angiogram showed ramification of the right coronary artery close to the ostium"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin ramificatio(n-), or from French, from ramifier ‘form branches’ (see ramify).

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