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branch[1,noun] branch[2,verb] branch water olive branch Farmers Branch Long Branch

Main Entry: ¹branch
Pronunciation: 'branch
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French branche, from Late Latin branca paw
1 : a natural subdivision of a plant stem; especially : a secondary shoot or stem (as a bough) arising from a main axis (as of a tree)
2 : something that extends from or enters into a main body or source: as a (1) : a stream that flows into another usually larger stream : TRIBUTARY (2) Southern & Midland : CREEK 2 b : a side road or way c : a slender projection (as the tine of an antler) d : a distinctive part of a mathematical curve e : a part of a computer program executed as a result of a program decision
3 : a part of a complex body: as a : a division of a family descending from a particular ancestor b : an area of knowledge that may be considered apart from related areas <pathology is a branch of medicine> c (1) : a division of an organization (2) : a separate but dependent part of a central organization <the neighborhood branch of the city library> d : a language group less inclusive than a family <the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family>
- branched /'brancht/ adjective
- branch·less /'branch-l&s/ adjective
- branchy /'bran-chE/ adjective