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   branch

   /brɑːn(t)ʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough: "Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple" Similar boughlimbarmoffshoot
   • ▪ a lateral extension or subdivision extending from the main part of a river, road, railway, etc.: "a branch of the Clinton River" Similar tributaryfeederside stream
   • ▪ a division or office of a large business or organization, operating locally or having a particular function: "he went to work at our Birmingham branch" Similar divisionsubdivisionsectionsubsectiondepartmentsectorpartsidewingareaspheredisciplinefieldofficebureauagencyaffiliatesubsidiaryoffshootsatellitechapterlodge
   • ▪ a conceptual subdivision of a family, subject, group of languages, etc.: "a branch of mathematics called graph theory"

   verb

   • 1. (of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions: "follow this track south until it branches into two" Similar forkbifurcatedividesubdividesplitseparatego in different directionstechnical:furcatedivaricatediverge fromdeviate fromdepart fromturn aside fromshoot off fromsplit off fromgo off at a tangent fromfan out fromray out fromradiate fromtechnical:ramify
   • ▪ diverge from the main route or part: "the road branched off at the market town"
   • 2. (of a tree or plant) bear or send out branches: "this rose has a tendency to branch and spread at the top"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. branchlet noun
   • 2. branchlike adjective
   • 3. branchy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What is a branch of a subject?

   • A branch of a subject is a part or type of it. Whole branches of science may not receive any grants. A branch of your family is a group of its members who are descended from one particular person. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does branch mean?

   • : a natural division of a plant stem (as a bough growing from a trunk or twig from a bough) : one of the three main divisions of the U.S. or a state government see also executive, judiciary, legislature Nglish: Translation of branch for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of branch for Arabic Speakers

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   What is a branch in a tree?

   • A branch is a protruding part of a tree, something that juts out from a main part, or a division of a group or organization. The word branch has many other senses as a noun and a verb. For most trees, underground roots connect to the thick trunk that extends toward the sky. Jutting out of the trunk are branches, smaller limbs of the tree.

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   What is a branch of a business?

   • A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, shops, or groups which belong to it and which are located in different places. ...Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide. A branch of an organization such as the government or the police force is a department that has a particular function.

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   branch noun [C] (PART) a part of something larger: Pediatrics is a branch of medicine (= a subject that is part of a larger subject). A branch is one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization: a local branch of the bank.

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   noun. a division of some larger or more complex organization. “a branch of Congress”. “botany is a branch of biology”. “the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages”. synonyms: arm, subdivision. see more. verb. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.