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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
RAMIFICA'TION, n. [L. ramus, a branch.]
The process of branching, or the development
of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their
arrangement.
A small branch or offshoot proceeding from
a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery,
vein, or nerve.
A division into principal and subordinate
classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts;
as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
The production of branchlike figures.
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