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confluence
[ kon-floo-uhns ]
noun
- a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like:
the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
- their place of junction:
St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
- a body of water formed by the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.
- a coming together of people or things; concourse.
- a crowd or throng; assemblage.
confluence
/ ˈkɒnflʊəns; ˈkɒnflʌks /
noun
- a merging or flowing together, esp of rivers
- a gathering together, esp of people
confluence
/ kŏn′flo̅o̅-əns /
- A flowing together of two or more streams or two or more glaciers.
- The point of juncture of such streams or glaciers.
- The combined stream or glacier formed by this juncture.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of confluence1
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Example Sentences
Near the confluence of these two rivers a tiny bridge spans the gap connecting the Korengal with the Pech.
It may have been a confluence of factors, but going bald eagle became not so much a choice as an expectation.
A confluence of events so seemingly magical made for a mostly charmed film shoot.
At the same time, in a happy confluence of technology and history, Bush had an app on his iPad that he could use to draw pictures.
Is that a fair reading, or do you see more confluence between you and Reihan/Ross than I'm suggesting?
Washington attacked a French encampment at the confluence of the Alleghany and Monongahela.
At the confluence of these two rivers there was the finest assemblage of Savages that I have yet seen.
Small craw-fish387 go up as far as the mountains,388 and the larger as far as the confluence of the Indus and the Acesines.
Erdil is a tiny derelict Christian village situated in the Oramar valley a little above its confluence with the Zab.
Between these rivers, and nestling inside of their very confluence, reposes Harper's Ferry.
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