Definitions

ramification

[ram-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌræm ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

consequence, development

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complication consequence upshot

STRONG

bifurcation branch branching breaking divarication division excrescence extension forking offshoot outgrowth partition radiation result sequel subdivision

WEAK

subdividing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cause origin source

STRONG

juncture union unity whole

Example Sentences

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Then you must bring him some evening which is not a Parent Society night, or a Branch night, or a Ramification night.

From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles

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