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- noun Plural form of
embranchment .
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This gorge has embranchments where the few great tributaries have done like work, but, on the whole, this river flows in an almost unbroken channel, the excavation of which has been due to its swift, pebble-bearing waters.
Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Nathaniel Southgate Shaler 1873
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