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branches

branch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [branch, brahnch]
    • /bræntʃ, brɑntʃ/
    • /ˈbrɑːntʃ.ɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [branch, brahnch]
    • /bræntʃ, brɑntʃ/

Definitions of branches word

  • noun branches a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. 1
  • noun branches a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer's antlers. 1
  • noun branches any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning. 1
  • noun branches a local operating division of a business, library, or the like. 1
  • noun branches a line of family descent stemming from a particular ancestor, as distinguished from some other line or lines from the same stock; a division of a family. 1
  • noun branches a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou. 1

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Origin of branches

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 Branches

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

branches 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".

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Synonyms for branches

adjective branches

noun branches

  • becks — Plural form of beck.
  • classes — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
  • cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
  • clubbers — Plural form of clubber.
  • corners — Plural form of corner.

verb branches

  • divides — Separate or be separated into parts.

Antonyms for branches

noun branches

  • bases — Bases is the plural of base.

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