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embranchment

embranchment noun: a branching off.

Noun

embranchment (countable and uncountable, plural embranchments)

  1. A branching off
    • embranchment of a river/tree/mountain ridge/nerve

Forms of embranchment

pluralembranchments

Origin of embranchment

Compare French embranchement.

Questions about embranchment

What does embranchment mean?
Embranchment means a branching off.
What part of speech is embranchment?
Embranchment is a noun.
What is the plural of embranchment?
The plural of embranchment is embranchments.

Words near embranchment in the dictionary

  1. embraided
  2. embraiding
  3. embraids
  4. embrained
  5. embramine
  6. embranchment
  7. embranchments
  8. embrangle
  9. embrangled
  10. embranglement
  11. embranglements

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