branch

noun [C] (PART)

/bræntʃ/

Definition

› a part of something larger: Pediatrics is a branch of medicine (= a subject that is part of a larger subject). › A branch is one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization: a local branch of the bank

(Definition of branch noun (PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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