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Confluence

see synonyms of confluence

Noun

1. confluence, meeting

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

Example Sentences:
'Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers'

2. confluence, conflux, merging

a flowing together

3. concourse, confluence

a coming together of people

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Confluence

see synonyms of confluence
noun
1. 
a merging or flowing together, esp of rivers
2. 
a gathering together, esp of people

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Confluence

see synonyms of confluence
noun
1. 
a flowing together, esp. of two or more streams
2. 
the place where they join, or a stream formed in this way
3. 
a coming together as of people; crowd; throng

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Confluence

see synonyms of confluence
n.
1.
a. A flowing together of two or more rivers or streams.
b. The point of juncture of such rivers or streams.
c. The combined river or stream formed by this juncture.
2. A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point: "A confluence of negative events conspired to bring down bond prices" (Michael Gonzalez).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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