noun
Meaning 1
A process of forming a branch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
branching
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: B R AE1 N CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of branch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
resembling the branches of a tree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having branches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: branched, ramose, ramous, ramate
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ramification, fork, forking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: division
Narrower terms: bifurcation, trifurcation, divarication, fibrillation
History
Etymology
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Real reading context