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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·flu·ence DATE 15th century 1. a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point a happy confluence of weather and scenery 2. a. the flowing together of two or more streams b. the place of meeting of two streams c. the combined stream formed by conjunction English Etymology confluence mid-15c., from L.L. confluentia, from L. confluentem (nom.confluens), prp. of confluere "to flow together," from com-"together" + fluere "to flow." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 confluence con·flu·ence / 5kCnfluEns; NAmE 5kB:n- / noun[usually sing.] 1. (technical 术语) the place where two rivers flow together and become one (河流的)汇合处,汇流处,交汇处 2. (formal) the fact of two or more things becoming one (事物的)汇合,汇聚,汇集: a confluence of social factors 多种社会因素的汇集 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: CONCOURSE , concursion, gathering, junction, meetingWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·flu·ence \ˈkänˌflüən(t)s\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin confluentia act of flowing together, from Latin confluent-, confluens, present participle of confluere + -ia -y 1. a. : a coming or flocking together, meeting, or gathering at one place : concourse < you see this confluence, this great flood of visitors — Shakespeare > b. : large assemblage : crowd 2. a. : the flowing together of two or more streams < an island formed by the confluence of two rivers > b. : the place of meeting of two streams < Koblenz stands at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle > c. : the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams : a combined flood 3. : concrescence 2 |
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