Associations to the word «Vicariance»

Wiktionary

VICARIANCE, noun. (biology) The separation of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, resulting in differentiation of the original group into new varieties or species
VICARIANCE, noun. (geology) The geological event which produces such a barrier (volcano, earthquake, etc)
VICARIANCE, noun. (psychology) (colloquial) The act of experiencing an event by proxy through an empathic link with the person who is experiencing the event firsthand.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King