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.
branch. 1  a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. 2  a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer's antlers. 3  any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning. 4  a local operating division of a business, library, or the like.