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confluence

The correct spelling is confluence.

How to pronounce confluence

noun

IPA: /ˈkɒnfluəns/

Say it like: Con-flue-nse

The correct spelling is confluence. The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. For example: "We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers."

Usage Examples

We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.

The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
  2. 2.The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the lake meet.
  3. 3.A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
  4. 4.The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other
  5. 5.In rewriting systems, property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.

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