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- [branch, brahnch]
- /bræntʃ, brɑntʃ/
- /brɑːntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [branch, brahnch]
- /bræntʃ, brɑntʃ/
Definitions of branch word
- countable noun branch The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them. 3
- countable noun branch 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. 3
- countable noun branch A branch of an organization such as the government or the police force is a department that has a particular function. 3
- countable noun branch A branch of a subject is a part or type of it. 3
- countable noun branch A branch of your family is a group of its members who are descended from one particular person. 3
- noun branch a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub 3
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Origin of branch
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English bra(u)nche < Anglo-French; Old French branche < Late Latin branca paw, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Branch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
branch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
branch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for branch
noun branch
- chapter — A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- office — Microsoft Office
- section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
Antonyms for branch
noun branch
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
Top questions with branch
- what are the three branch of government?
- what does the judicial branch does?
- what does the judicial branch do?
- what does the legislative branch do?
- what does the executive branch do?
- what is the legislative branch?
- what is the executive branch?
- what is the judical branch?
- what do branch chain amino acids do?
- what is the judiciary branch?
- what is the judicial branch?
- who is the head of the executive branch?
- what stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
- what was the olive branch petition?
- which article deals with the judicial branch of government?
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