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branch

/bɹæntʃ/

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noun

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
"the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway"
A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)
One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
"the branches of a hyperbola"
A location of an organization with several locations.
"Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs."
A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.
"the English branch of a family"
A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.
An area in business or of knowledge, research.
A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.
A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.
A branch line.

To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
To produce branches.
To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.

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