Question

confluence The confluence of several large economic forces led to the “perfect storm” that shook the world economy in 2008. ˈkɑnfluəns

Accepted Answer

(1) A coming or flowing together at one point. (2) A place of meeting, especially of two streams. The joining of rivers—as at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers flow together spectacularly—was the original meaning of confluence, and in its later meanings we still hear a strong echo of the physical merging of waters. So today we can speak of a confluence of events, a confluence of interests, a confluence of cultures, and so on, from which something important often emerges.

word	confluence
definition	(1) A coming or flowing together at one point. (2) A place of meeting, especially of two streams.
eg_sentence	The confluence of several large economic forces led to the “perfect storm” that shook the world economy in 2008.
explanation	The joining of rivers—as at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers flow together spectacularly—was the original meaning of confluence, and in its later meanings we still hear a strong echo of the physical merging of waters. So today we can speak of a confluence of events, a confluence of interests, a confluence of cultures, and so on, from which something important often emerges.
IPA	ˈkɑnfluəns

Confluence Coming Flowing Point Place Meeting Streams Large