Associations to the word «Confluence»

Wiktionary

CONFLUENCE, 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.
CONFLUENCE, noun. The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the lake meet.
CONFLUENCE, noun. A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.

Dictionary definition

CONFLUENCE, noun. A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers".
CONFLUENCE, noun. A flowing together.
CONFLUENCE, noun. A coming together of people.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley