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 bifurcation, divergence, divergency, separationRelated Words difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissidence, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diversity, unlikenessNear Antonyms accord, agreement; likeness, similarityAntonyms convergence