[kon-floo-uh
ns] 
| 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. |
| con·flux (kŏn'flŭks') n. A confluence. [From Latin cōnfluxus, past participle of cōnfluere, to flow together; see confluent.] |
confluence con·flu·ence (kŏn'fl&oomacr;-əns)
n.
A flowing or meeting together; a joining.