ramification

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a development that complicates a situation

The court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a development that... complication

Word family

Derived forms deramificationinterramificationramificational

Related forms ramify

Etymology

From Middle French ramification, or its source, Medieval Latin rāmificātiō. By surface analysis, ramify + -ication.

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