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Definition of Confluence
1. Noun. A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers). "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
Exact synonyms: Meeting
Generic synonyms: Geographic Point, Geographical Point
Category relationships: River
Derivative terms: Confluent
Generic synonyms: Geographic Point, Geographical Point
Category relationships: River
Derivative terms: Confluent
2. Noun. A flowing together.
3. Noun. A coming together of people.
Definition of Confluence
1. n. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting.
Definition of Confluence
1. Noun. The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. ¹
2. Noun. The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the like meet. ¹
3. Noun. A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confluence
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Confluence
1. A flowing together; a joining of two or more streams. Synonym: confluens. Origin: L. Confluens (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confluence
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