noun
Freq #165593
Meanings
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noun
a development that complicates a situation
The court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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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.