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# ramification

«ramification» in Mova's school dictionary: **A result or consequence of an action or decision, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a ramification, ramifications — usually plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A result or consequence of an action or decision, often one that is complicated or not expected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#m1)

2) (formal) A branch, or one of many branches of something, like a tree or river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and history lessons: thinking about the ramifications of a choice means thinking about all the results, near and far. In the news: the ramifications of a new law. Formal word, seen in exam and adult writing.

### examples

- We need to think about the ramifications of this decision. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#x1)
- The war had ramifications all over the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#x2)
- Cutting down the forest had serious ramifications for the animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#x3)
- Toad never considered the ramifications of his wild driving. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#x4)
- The ramifications of the new rule were not clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#x5)
- Every lie has ramifications. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/#x6)

### note

Usually in the plural: ramifications. Formal: in everyday talk say «results» or «consequences». From Latin «ramus», a branch.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ramification» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ramification/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.