It was in the Agora of Athens that the great philosopher Socrates questioned the market-goers on their understanding of the meaning of life, attracting a crowd of Athenian youth who enjoyed seeing the more pretentious of their elders made fools of.
Branching definition, a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. See more.
To produce branches. branch (Verb). To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement. Origin: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vro, VrÃ³ lithuanian, Ranka RankÃ  Old church, Slavonic rÇ«ka. albanian range rangÃ« geographically separate unit of an activity, which performs all or part of the primary functions of the parent activity on a smaller scale. Unlike an annex, a branch is not merely an overflow addition. 3. An arm or service of the Army.