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branch noun (branches) 1 an offshoot arising from the trunk of a tree or the main stem of a shrub. 2 a main division of a railway line, river, road or mountain range. 3 a local office of a large company or organization. 4 a subdivision or section in a family, subject, group of languages, etc • works in a branch of geography called biogeography. verb (branched, branching) intrans (especially branch off) 1 to divide from the main part • a road branching off to the left. 2 (sometimes branch out or branch out from something) to send out branches, or spread out from it as a branch or branches. branched adj. branching adj, noun. branchless adj. branchy adj (branchier, branchiest).
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French branche, from Latin branca an animal's paw.