embranchement

French

Etymology

From embrancher +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

embranchement m (plural embranchements)

1. junction, branch, fork
2. (taxonomy) phylum

   Synonym: phylum

Further reading

• “embranchement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.