Thesaurus: confluence

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1. n. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting.
2. n. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage.
3. n. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
4. n. a flowing together
5. n. a coming together of people
6. 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. 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. Shak. The confluence . . . of all true joys. Boyle.
7. n:100 n. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) n. a flowing together