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confluence definition

con·flu·ence (kän′flo̵̅o̅ əns)

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

Etymology: OFr < LL confluentia < L confluens, prp. of confluere < com-, together + fluere, to flow: see fluctuate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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