Confluence Definition

kŏnflo͝o-əns
noun
A flowing together, esp. of two or more streams.
Webster's New World
The point of juncture of such streams.
American Heritage
The place where they join, or a stream formed in this way.
Webster's New World
A coming together as of people; crowd; throng.
Webster's New World
A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point.
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Noun

Singular:
confluence
Plural:
confluences

Origin of Confluence

  • Borrowing from Late Latin confluentia, from con- + fluere.

    From Wiktionary

Confluence Sentence Examples

  • The confluence of the two companies allowed for both of them to be more successful.

  • The marriage was a beautiful representation of the confluence of two families.

  • The couple's work was a confluence of their different musical styles, creating very unique songs.

  • It is pleasantly situated in the upper valley of the Wye, in a bend of the river on its right bank below the confluence of its tributary the Irfon.

  • The Shilka and the Argun, which form it, flow first towards the north-east along the windings of the lower terrace of the great plateau; from this the Amur descends, cutting through the Great Khingan and flowing down the terraces of the eastern versant towards the Pacific. A noteworthy feature of the principal Siberian rivers is that each is formed by the confluence of a pair of rivers.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CO & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With CE

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With C10 Letter Words Ending With E