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branch vs effect

effect vs branch

branch and effect both are nouns.

branch and effect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
branch Yes No Yes No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, effect is a hypernym of branch; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than branch:
  • branch: a natural consequence of development
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of branch include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
branch (noun) effect (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm an outward appearance
a division of some larger or more complex organization (of a law) having legal validity
a stream or river connected to a larger one an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
a natural consequence of development the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a part of a forked or branching shape a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
branch (verb) effect (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork produce
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures act so as to bring into existence
Difference between branch and effect

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