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noun
1.
a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
2.
their place of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
3.
a body of water formed by the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.
4.
a coming together of people or things; concourse.
5.
a crowd or throng; assemblage.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | confluence1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | flowing or running together; junction |
| Etymology: | Latin confluentia 'act of flowing together' |
| Main Entry: | confluence2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the junction where two rivers, streams, etc. flow together |
| Etymology: | Latin confluentia 'act of flowing together' |
| Main Entry: | confluence3 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a flocking or assemblage of a multitude in one place; a large collection or assemblage; concourse |
| Etymology: | Latin confluentia 'act of flowing together' |
| Main Entry: | confluence4 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a growing together; concrescence |
| Etymology: | Latin confluentia 'act of flowing together' |
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Word Origin & History
confluence
mid-15c., from L.L. confluentia, from L. confluentem (nom. confluens), prp. of confluere "to flow together," from com- "together" + fluere "to flow."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
confluence con·flu·ence (kŏn'fl&oomacr;-əns)
n.
A flowing or meeting together; a joining.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
confluence  (kŏn'fl -əns) Pronunciation Key
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