confluence.

1. A place where two or more flowing waterways meet.

2. A combination of circumstances, influences, or events occurring together.

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Words that belong together

• river confluence
• stream confluence

On the page

The settlement grew at the confluence of two rivers.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular confluence; plural confluences. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.