The act or process of diverging; a point where something branches off in a different direction.
Formed from 'diverge' + the suffix '-ment' (which makes verbs into nouns describing actions or states). This is a less common synonym for 'divergence.'
This word is quite rare in modern English—linguists would call it a 'dead-end' in language evolution, pushed out by the sleeker 'divergence'—a great example of how languages naturally select shorter, simpler words.
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