🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

갈라지다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gallajida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Branch-off/ˈbrɑːntʃ ɒf/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 길에서 소로가 갈라져 나간다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To separate from a main road, path, or group to go in a different direction.

    "We need to branch off the main highway onto Route 42 to reach the cabin."
  2. 2

    To diverge from a central topic, organization, or course of development to pursue a separate direction.

    "The discussion began on marketing strategies and soon branched off into product design."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English noun 'branche', originating from Old French and Late Latin 'branca' (paw, claw), combined with the Germanic particle 'off' expressing separation. The phrasal verb usage developed in the 19th century to describe physical pathways or conceptual categories dividing into smaller sub-components.

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