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: a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point. At the confluence of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures, Santa Fe is the symbolic heart of the Southwest. Jeffrey Steingarten. A hip urban confluence of tasting rooms, galleries, and surfboard designers, it's a place where wine, art and beach culture coalesce.
CONFLUENCE definition: 1. the place where two rivers flow together and become one larger river 2. a situation in which two…. Learn more.
Confluence definition: a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like. See examples of CONFLUENCE used in a sentence.
Confluence means a flowing together. In a literal sense, it's about rivers. But it's more often used to talk about the coming together of factors or ideas, or of cultures in a diverse city.
1. singular noun. The confluence of two rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river. The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino. [ + of] Synonyms: convergence, junction, concurrence, conflux More Synonyms of confluence. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN of noun]
n. 1. a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, etc. 2. their place of junction. 3. a body of water formed by confluence. 4. a coming together of people or things; concourse. 5. a crowd or throng; assemblage. Sometimes, con′flux (-flʌks) [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin]
Definition of confluence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
