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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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of confluence1
Example Sentences
The US West Coast is the confluence of a number of the Earth's tectonic plates, and tremors are not uncommon.
Thrust into the limelight by a confluence of nuptial relations and the U.S. election result, Boulos has become a conversation topic across the region on social media and television talk shows.
Delhi and northern states annually face smog during the winter due to a confluence of dropping temperatures, smoke, dust, low wind speeds, vehicle emissions and crop stubble burning.
It was a hint of things to come, but once again, a confluence of events put Valenzuela in the spotlight.
My son is a private citizen, but the unusual and violent reaction to his autistic spelling shows similar confluences of eager internet sleuths ready to treat a seven-second clip as a Zapruder film.
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