embranchment

noun

em·​branch·​ment

ə̇mˈbranchmənt,

em-,

-raan-,

-rain-,

-rȧn-

plural -s

1

: a branching off or out (as of a valley or a mountain range)

2

: branch, ramification

Word History

Etymology

French embranchement, from (s')embrancher to branch out (from em- en- entry 1 + branche branch) + -ment

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