confluence
NounUS[kon-floo-uhns]/ˈkɑnfluəns/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)“Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers”Synonyms: meetingType of geographic point, geographical point
- a flowing togetherSynonyms: confluxmergingType of blend, blending
- a coming together of peopleSynonyms: concourseType of merging, meeting
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′flu·ence noun
Origin: L. confluentia.
1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting.
New York stood at the confluence of two rivers.— George Bancroft
2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage.
You see this confluence, this great flood of vistors.— William Shakespeare
The confluence... of all true joys.— Robert Boyle
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54