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confluence

[ kon-floo-uhns ]

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.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. a crowd or throng; assemblage.


confluence

/ ˈkɒnflʊəns; ˈkɒnflʌks /

noun

  1. a merging or flowing together, esp of rivers
  2. a gathering together, esp of people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

confluence

/ °ìŲÔ′´Ú±ô´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…-É™²Ô²õ /

  1. A flowing together of two or more streams or two or more glaciers.
  2. The point of juncture of such streams or glaciers.
  3. The combined stream or glacier formed by this juncture.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of confluence1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluent-, stem of ³¦´Ç²Ô´Ú±ô³Üŧ²Ô²õ “flowing together†( confluent ) + -ia -ia
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A confluence of gentrification and changing social attitudes towards queer people in post-war society fractured the city’s physical queer community north across neighborhoods like Old Town and Lincoln Park.

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But I don't think any of us could have predicted the exact confluence of atrocities being committed at warp speed from every direction.

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That a family friend survived to make this contribution was the result of an unusual confluence of luck and circumstances.

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At no other time in human history has there been a greater confluence of authoritarian dominance or social control implemented in such an intimate and ubiquitous manner.

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In one of pop music’s oddest confluences, future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones sat in on that 1964 recording session, years before the band came together.

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