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confluence
noun con·flu·ence \ˈkän-ˌflü-ən(t)s, kən-ˈ\
: a place where two rivers or streams join to become one
: a situation in which two things come together or happen at the same time
Full Definition of CONFLUENCE
1
: a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point <a happy confluence of weather and scenery>
2
a : the flowing together of two or more streams b : the place of meeting of two streams c : the combined stream formed by conjunction
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First Known Use of CONFLUENCE
15th century
Related to CONFLUENCE
- Synonyms
- convergence, conjunction, convergency, meeting
- Antonyms
- divergence
Rhymes with CONFLUENCE
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