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divarication

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of divarication

a movement in different directions away from a common point

  • the divarication of the various dialects of Latin that occurred with the decline of the Roman Empire
Synonyms of divarication

bifurcation, divergence, divergency, separation
Words Related to divarication

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissidence, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diversity, unlikeness
Phrases Synonymous with divarication

parting of the ways
Near Antonyms of divarication

accord, agreement

likeness, similarity
Antonyms of divarication

convergence

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