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.
2. (Botany) any of the main branches of a tree. 3. a branching or projecting section or member; extension. 4. a person or thing considered to be a member, part, or agent of a larger group or thing. 5. chiefly Brit a mischievous child (esp in limb of Satan or limb of the devil) 6. out on a limb.