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confluence

conf·luence

UK/ˈkɒn.flu.əns/ US/ˈkɑnˌflu.əns/ uncommon

noun

1.

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

  • “Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers”
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Origin

From late Middle English confluence, from Late Latin cōnfluentia (“a flowing together, conflux”), from cōnfluēns (present participle of cōnfluō (“to flow or run together”)) + -ia (nominal suffix).

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