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.
n. pl. aÂ·nasÂ·toÂ·moÂ·ses (-sÄz) 1  1. The connection of separate parts of a branching system to form a network, as of leaf veins, blood vessels, or a river and its branches. 2  2. Medicine The surgical connection of separate or severed tubular hollow organs to form a continuous channel, as between two parts of the intestine.